hope
A quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte is “A leader is a dealer in hope.” My understanding of this quote is that in a battle, the commanding officers need.
3 things that work well with hledger
Here are 3 things that are working well for me as I use hledger. They are not new, but I use them again and again. The first is Emacs..
2-Step Dance for CSV Import
Some weeks ago I wrote about writing some Emacs Lisp code to import CSV transactions from a mutual fund. One trick that I needed to learn was that the.
Checklists
Last week’s post about todo lists got me thinking about checklists, which are a kind of next step up from basic todo lists. And I can’t think about checklists.
Meals, Emacs, and reconciling accounts
I have recently taken over the dinner preparation at our house, as my wife is dealing with some medical treatments. To help me with meal planning, I wanted a.
Scam mail
My wife received a letter that had us scratching our heads initially. It said that it was from a wealth management section of a law firm. It went on.
Low cost = high cost
Our refrigerator was failing to keep the food properly chilled. To bring the temperature down to something safe for food storage, I decided to get some dry ice and.
The Main Thing
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing” is a quote attributed to Stephen Covey. It speaks to a lot of human nature in that.
CSV worked for me
When you want to learn more about a transaction, look at the CSV output. This past week I did exactly that when I wanted to learn more about a.
Making life easier with LEDGER_FILE
There is an old saying: “If you want to learn something well, teach it.” This column recently had the same effect. Specifically, a couple of weeks ago, the “sponsor”.