From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: Org and financial data Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:54:50 +0100 Message-ID: <4962d621.0437560a.287d.ffffa9a1@mx.google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LK32E-0008UL-3E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:55:18 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LK32D-0008U9-J3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:55:17 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39653 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LK32D-0008U6-Gy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:55:17 -0500 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.157]:52338) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LK32D-0002rZ-0u for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:55:17 -0500 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so2915870fgb.30 for ; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:55:14 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi! A new year has started and I try to get even more organized. So, I think it is time to keep track of my financial data, and I think orgmode is the way to go. Yet, I am not sure how to keep the structure. I started with something quite simple like using a date structure and tables: *2008 **January ***01 | What | Cost | |-----------------+-------| | Milk | 0.50 | | Apples | 1.50 | | Butter | 0.89 | |-----------------+-------| | Sum | 2.89 | |-----------------+-------| | Library Penalty | 13.50 | | Library Copies | 3.00 | | Power Bill | 35.00 | |-----------------+-------| | Sum Total | xyz | But having a closer look at it, this does not seem that flexible. Using ColumnView to display the sum of a day might be one idea, adding tags like food, bill, wasted (Library Penalty :) etc. is another thing that comes to my mind. Orgmode became so flexible and powerful, and I still have no clue about all its features. I am sure there are people out there doing what I am planning to do. So, what is your setup? How do you use orgmode to keep a record of where your money goes and comes from? I am sorry, this mail is a bit off topic. But, as I said, my org knowledge is still quite limited and it would be a colossal waste of time to enter data for weeks, just to find out that a different format is more feasible and converting everything. Thanks, have a nice day.