On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Memnon Anon wrote: > Hi! > > A new year has started and I try to get even more organized. > So, I think it is time to keep track of my financial data, and > I think orgmode is the way to go. > > Yet, I am not sure how to keep the structure. > I started with something quite simple like using a date structure > and tables: > > *2008 > **January > ***01 > | What | Cost | > |-----------------+-------| > | Milk | 0.50 | > | Apples | 1.50 | > | Butter | 0.89 | > |-----------------+-------| > | Sum | 2.89 | > |-----------------+-------| > | Library Penalty | 13.50 | > | Library Copies | 3.00 | > | Power Bill | 35.00 | > |-----------------+-------| > | Sum Total | xyz | > > But having a closer look at it, this does not seem that flexible. > Using ColumnView to display the sum of a day might be one idea, > adding tags like food, bill, wasted (Library Penalty :) etc. is > another thing that comes to my mind. > > Orgmode became so flexible and powerful, and I still have no clue about > all its features. I am sure there are people out there doing what I am > planning to do. > > So, what is your setup? > How do you use orgmode to keep a record of where your money goes and > comes from? > > I am sorry, this mail is a bit off topic. > But, as I said, my org knowledge is still quite limited and it would be > a colossal waste of time to enter data for weeks, just to find out that > a different format is more feasible and converting everything. > > Thanks, have a nice day.
Have you considered (a more convenient and flexible approach, IMHO) John Weigley's Ledger [1] -- Manish [1] http://www.newartisans.com/software/ledger.html _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
