[GNC] Kind of a Philosophical Question about Transaction Dates

[Tom Route36]

Hi all,

This isn't a problem or help request.  It's more a philosophical or 
usage question.  Any transaction in GnuCash always involves at least two 
accounts.  For example, when you make a payment to a credit card account 
you're debiting funds from your checking account, and crediting those 
funds to your  credit card account.  My question here is about how folks 
choose to enter the transaction dates in GnuCash.

For a timely example here: Let's say I made an online payment to my 
credit card account on Feb. 27th.  The credit card company records the 
payment as posted on Feb. 27th.  But my bank doesn't record the 
transaction until today, March 2nd.  When recording this payment in 
GnuCash, which date would you use as the transaction date: Feb. 27th or 
March 2nd?

If you use Feb. 27th, the transaction date differs from your next 
month's bank statement.  But if you use March 2nd, the date differs from 
your next credit card statement.  Personally, I use the credit card 
company's date; since that's the date I actually made the payment.  But 
I was just curious how other folks deal with these kinds of date 
differences.

Tom