Cash registers and accounting
One thing caught my eye this summer when I visited a museum in Reykjavik. It was this old cash register. As a self-proclaimed hledger fan, I immediately associated the.
I indulge in ice cream
Does plain text accounting interest me because I am often searching for value? And what do I mean by value? For me, value is good divided by cost. Therefore,.
A water cut leads to some thinking about plaintext accounting
We had no water for eight hours one day last week at our house. The local authorities did a proper job of letting us know about this in advance..
Tags transform trip transactions
On a recent trip, I hadn’t bothered to use tags to identify my expenses related to that specific trip. And I wasn’t intending to. All my trip expenses were.
Paper and pen accounting
It’s nice to be reminded of the advantages of plain text accounting over the old-fashioned keeping track of accounting with pen and paper. This happened on a recent visit.
Forgetting how to use cash
Like many people in the U.S., I use very little cash. In fact, I went for a few weeks without even a single dollar bill in my wallet. I’m.
hledger and travel expenses
Why an item purchased during travel wasn’t a travel expense A recent column — one of my classic reposts — told of what I learned from my first recorded.
Bank statement is incorrect
I was on vacation recently. As a result, I had a very different slate of activities. However, one thing that didn’t change was my habit of reconciling my accounts..
Remember the future! — repost
This summer, while I am on vacation, I am reposting some previous columns, albeit with minor edits. These are columns that are largely timeless. Enjoy! Originally posted June 30,.
What I learned from my first recorded transaction — repost
This summer, while I am on vacation, I am reposting some previous columns, albeit with minor edits. These are columns that are largely timeless. Enjoy! Originally posted August 30,.