From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Manish Subject: Re: Org and financial data Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:18:58 +0530 Message-ID: References: <4962d621.0437560a.287d.ffffa9a1@mx.google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LK4oM-0004vJ-Ar for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:06 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LK4oI-0004rF-RM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:04 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53214 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LK4oI-0004qx-OS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:02 -0500 Received: from ti-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.142.185]:35845) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LK4oH-0001b4-Ud for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:02 -0500 Received: by ti-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id u5so6314586tia.10 for ; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:48:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4962d621.0437560a.287d.ffffa9a1@mx.google.com> Content-Disposition: inline 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: Memnon Anon Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Memnon Anon wrote: > 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. Have you considered (a more convenient and flexible approach, IMHO) John Weigley's Ledger [1] -- Manish [1] http://www.newartisans.com/software/ledger.html