Aspirational Expenses
A few months ago, I came across the term “aspirational clutter.” This is when you keep stuff that you are not using. Why? You have a vision of your.
Why did Beowulf cross the water?
In the Beowulf story, the protaganist explains his reason for traveling from his home country to Heorot. He says, “… I shall fulfill that purpose, prove myself with a.
Beowulf and hledger
I have recently been enjoying the book Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney. My original plan was to mention it at the end of one of my.
Increased, decreased, and no benefit spending
My goal for this post is to expand on the relationship between increased spending and benefit. Last week I mentioned that there is not always a one-to-one correspondence between.
hledger fan looks at spending vs. benefit
Last week I referred to the fact that more spending doesn’t always equal a better result. In other words the benefit for rising spending won’t always look like this:.
Emergency Preparedness on a Budget
In the book 31 Days to Emergency Preparedness, one chapter discusses emergency preparedness on a budget. How does preparedness on a budget relate to hledger? As a starting point,.
hledger and financial emergency preparedness
One good reason to use hledger or similar program is to make progress towards a better future. Part of planning for a better future is prepare in advance for.
Book recommendation
Here is a book that I recommend: 31 Days to Emergency Preparedness and Personal Resilience by Robert Fagan. First, a disclaimer: I know the author. However, I am recommending.
Small changes to csv import to hledger
I made some small improvements to my ELisp code to take csv files from my mutual fund and generate hledger transactions in plain text format. First, I made the.
Automating csv entry for a mutual fund
As mentioned previously, I am now tracking mutual funds in hledger. Since starting this tracking, I have been entering mutual fund transactions using hledger iadd. And this was working.