Double Entry history book
The book Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance is one that I am currently enjoying. It’s turning out to be both interesting and accessible, at.
Tracking happiness
Research has shown that, in regards to happiness, experiences are more valuable than material items. So, how could you use hledger, or similar software, to track your spending on.
Some good things from 2024
As the calendar year 2024 recently ended, now is a good chance to review some things that happened over the last 12 months. First, a success, in that I.
Some capital ideas
I recently benefited from listening to a podcast where Meir Statman, author of A Wealth of Well-Being: A Holistic Approach to Behavioral Finance was interviewed about his book. From.
hledger gift ideas
Here are some holiday gift ideas for people who use hledger. Which means, of course, that these can be gifts that you give yourself! My criteria to be included.
Small and large successes
Don’t let the small victories get in the way of your larger ones. It’s motivating to have small financial victories. The motivation that you gain can lead you to.
A better name
We had been traveling, so I had several transactions with new payees. Most of them were self explanatory. For example, if you eat at “Lake Shnonka Fish Fry” and.
hledger Thanksgiving
I am posting this on Thanksgiving Day. Not specifically because it’s Thanksgiving, but because Thursday is the day I post. Except for last week, when there was a technical.
More on speeding data entry
I generally enter my hledger data using a tool such as add or iadd. Yes, it would almost certainly be faster to import CSV files, but for the most.
Emacs revert buffer stops working
One handy Emacs setting that has worked well for me is automatic buffer reversion. Specifically, it is inovoked by the following line that I have in my init file:.