Creating phony hledger transactions
Sometimes it’s useful to have fake hledger data. For example, if I am creating an instructional video for hledger, I want to show pretend data rather than my real.
First step in closing out 2023
As mentioned in earlier posts, I don’t close out one year until I am well into the next year. This is because a) I don’t need to close out.
Why I installed ledger
As mentioned last week, Emacs is my tool of choice when I work with my hledger data files. Emacs has something called ledger-mode, which vastly improves working with ledger.
Better Emacs = better hledger
Since I use Emacs with my hledger data file, making improvements to how I use Emacs can return dividends for my hledger work. I recently made 5 additions that.
Fixing my mistake after accidentally adding pending transactions
When I reconcile accounts, one important first step is to add new transactions. In my case, I add just the posted transactions on an account. That is, I ignore.
A better desc(ription)
One option, in an hledger transaction, is to have a payee, or a payee and a note. For example, the line below includes a payee: and the following includes.
The holiday season and hledger
hledger priorities For many people, this is a busy time of the year. Whenever my schedule becomes crowded, I try to remember the advice to be satisfied if you.
Upgrading to hledger 1.32, a book on graphic design, and ledger-mode-clean-buffer
hledger 1.32 now available The latest version of hledger, 1.32, was recently announced. If you want to keep current, and you are running an older version, it’s time to.
Fewer errors in reconciling
One thing that I have noticed over the years of working with hledger, is that my reconciling errors have diminished over time. What I mean by a reconciling error.
using hledger for thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. today. Whether or not this is a holiday for you, here are three ways that you can use hledger for giving thanks. First,.