hledger helps quantify expenses after dropping meal kit delivery service
Three months ago we dropped our meal kit delivery service. Instead we did our own meal planning and shopping. Was there any difference in our spending on groceries as.
Specific example of hope and hledger
Last week’s column talked about hope and finances in a general sense. But what would it look like in a specific instance? Here is an example, courtesy of the.
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.