Feeling like a million dollars
Do you want to feel like you have a million dollars? In a recent Longview podcast, psychologist Andy Reed mentioned that having an emergency fund of $2,000 gave an.
Following my own advice
Last November in this blog I wrote that if you are going to start using hledger, you will likely do well to start with small steps. I mentioned setting.
Why My Cash Tracking Method Makes Sense for Me
There are two common ways to track cash in hledger. One is to have a separate account for cash and keep track of each time you spend or acquire.
An Easy to Read Report Is a good Report
One challenge for me is finding ways to effectively communicate hledger information. That is, sometimes you need something other than a standard hledger report. Of course, many times the.
2026 New Year’s Wishes
To all who use hledger or other plain text accounting program, I wish you a 2026 where your income increasingly exceeds your expenses. And for the expenses that you.
Christmas 2025
I am posting this on Christmas, and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Christmas is often associated with gifts, and I hope that you are benefiting from the gift.
The Richest Man in Babylon – Save at least 10%
How can you implement the lessons from The Richest Man in Babylon in hledger? Last week in this blog I said that there were few. Of course, few is.
The Richest Man in Babylon and hledger
One classic book in the field of personal finance is The Richest Man in Babylon. It has been in print for decades as it continues to prove a popular.
Still haven’t closed out 2024
Some months ago I thought that I would have closed out 2024 by now. However, I keep seeing advantages to delaying my closing out of the prior year. For.
Thanksgiving greetings
Thanksgiving greetings! Speaking of giving thanks, it’s healthy to think about the things that we are thankful for. They can be material things such as food and shelter. They.