[GNC] "Travel" vs. "Public Transportation"

[Michael or Penny Novack]

On 6/22/2026 5:32 AM, rsbrux via gnucash-user wrote:
> I just noticed that I have two overlapping expense accounts, "Public > Transportation" and "Travel". I think that both accounts were in the 
 > default GnuCash account tree, but "Public Transportation" is not a > 
sub- account of "Travel", which is what I would have expected. We > live 
in Europe and often travel by train and/or bus for both short > 
distances and on vacation, so I'm not sure where to draw the line > 
between these two. What arguments can be made for and against > 
maintaining two such separate categories?

Misunderstanding?

YOU get to set up the account hierarchy however you want. The default 
hierarchy is just a suggestion you may or may not find suits your needs. 
You can delete accounts, add accounts, and move them around in the tree 
(edit the account and reassign its parent).

You could have more than on "public transportation", say one under work 
expenses (daily commute to work) and one under travel. YOU get to decide 
what you need.

Michael D Novack