Mahon, I'm guessing you haven't noticed your pics aren't coming through - you cannot paste them inline in a posting to this mailing list, you have to either add a pic at the very end of your post OR include as separate image files...
Regards David H. On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 at 00:58, Mahon Finbar <mahon.fin...@neuf.fr> wrote: > That is what I do, so why am I getting an increased -ve balance in the > balance column, like this? > > or this? > > > the bank account entry looks like this, under the 'payments out and > payments in' columns > > ?? > > On 11/12/2022 12:19, Fred Bone wrote: > > On 11 December 2022 at 12:03, Mahon Finbar said: > > > >> OK, I have columns marked payment; charge; and balance. > > I find these non-formal labels confusing. > > > >> I translated them as payment to the bank/credit card company; spend on > the > >> credit card and the balance after entries in one or the other. > >> > >> Do I change the headings? or am I in the wrong sort of register or type > of > >> a/c? or are the entries in the wrong place? > > In the "credit card" account: > > When you buy something, the amount should be in the Credit column, the > > one headed "Charge". This will increase the "Balance". > > When you pay the provider from your bank account, the amount should be in > > the Debit column, the one headed "Payment". This will reduce the > > "Balance". > > > > In an Expense account, the amount (relating to the thing you bought) will > > be in the Debit column, which I see gets headed "Expense". This increases > > the "Balance". > > > > In a Bank account, the amount (relating to paying off your credit card) > > will be in the Credit column, informally headed "Withdrawal". This > > reduces the "Balance". > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
