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@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Relatedly, your Income accounts will show up negative, because they
transfer money *from* an account in order to increase your assets. Your transfer money *from* an account in order to increase your assets. Your
Expenses accounts will show up positive, because that is where the Expenses accounts will show up positive, because that is where the
money went. The combined total your Income and Expenses is your cash money went. The combined total your Income and Expenses is your cash
flow. A negative cash flow means that you are spending more money flow. A negative cash flow means that you are spending more cash
than you make. To see your current cash flow, use this command: than you make. To see your current cash flow, use this command:
<example> <example>
@ -722,16 +722,16 @@ Clear as mud? Keep thinking about it. Until you figure it out, put
"=-- -Equity=" at the end of your balance command, to remove the "=-- -Equity=" at the end of your balance command, to remove the
confusing figure from the totals. confusing figure from the totals.
** Dealing with cash ** Dealing with Petty Cash
Something that stops many people from keeping a ledger at all is the Something that stops many people from keeping a ledger at all is the
insanity of tracking cash expenses. They rarely generate a receipt, insanity of tracking small cash expenses. They rarely generate a
and there are often a lot of small transactions, rather than a few receipt, and there are often a lot of small transactions, rather than
large ones, as with checks. a few large ones, as with checks.
The answer is: don't bother. Move your spending to a debit card, but One solution is: don't bother. Move your spending to a debit card,
in general ignore cash. Once you withdraw it from the ATM, mark it as but in general ignore cash. Once you withdraw it from the ATM, mark
already spent to an "Expenses:Cash" category: it as already spent to an "Expenses:Cash" category:
<example> <example>
2004/03/15 ATM 2004/03/15 ATM
@ -943,6 +943,9 @@ journal than a ledger. In an accounting ledger, transactions are
grouped by account. In a general journal, transactions are commonly grouped by account. In a general journal, transactions are commonly
listed in chronological order. listed in chronological order.
Often "cash" is used to refer to a liquid savings account at a bank,
rather than the physical notes and coins you may withdraw.
In general, an "addition" in Ledger is an accounting debit, and a In general, an "addition" in Ledger is an accounting debit, and a
"subtraction" in Ledger is an accounting credit. The following table "subtraction" in Ledger is an accounting credit. The following table
shows the "normal" balances for the different types of accounts. shows the "normal" balances for the different types of accounts.