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 least as far as I have read, which is about 1/3 of the book.
One result of reading it is that it makes me want to learn more about double-entry accounting. Yes, I use hledger, and hledger is double-entry accounting, but I am talking about learning the kind of accounting that professional accountants study. My current knowledge of the subject is paper thin, so I would need to start at a very elementary level. This immediately makes me think of the Dummies book series.
Would learning more about double-entry accounting help me better track our household finances using hledger? My guess is that the effect would be minimal, but who knows? But it might be nice for some background knowledge of what’s happening in double-entry accounting.