Thanks for the feedback. I got a warning somewhere - not sure if it was in
beancount or maybe paisa, saying that expense accounts can never have
withdrawals
I wonder if a better method might be to not add this entry
2024-01-24 * "Car electricity usage"
Expenses:Utilities:Electric
Expenses:Car:Energy 10 KWH {0.15 USD}
And instead adjust the first entry from
2024-01-02 * "City Electric Co" ""
Expenses:Utilities:Electric 42.24 USD
Liabilities:ChaseCC
to
2024-01-02 * "City Electric Co" ""
Liabilities:ChaseCC -42.24 USD
Expense:Car:Energy 10 KWH @ 0.15 USD
Expenses:Utilities:Electric
# leave Utilities:Electric blank to auto-calculate that term from the
other provided terms.
Then, no deduction occurs from an expense account.
Although, I assume deductions must be allowed, for example if you get a
refund?
-k.
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10:05:08 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote:
> Looks good for me.
>
> The only thing is that I do not think you need this {0.15 USD} notation,
> as such notation is used for tracking things at cost and is needed for
> stock trading.
> You could have used the *@ 0.15 USD* notation, but even this is
> redundant, as you already have a price entry
>
> So, just like that
>
>
>
> *2024-01-24 * "Car electricity usage" Expenses:Utilities:Electric
> Expenses:Car:Energy 10 KWH *
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 5:41:23 PM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I used to track car gas usage with beancount. I now have an electric car.
>> It's plugged in at home, and is therefore part of my electric bill.
>>
>> I know exactly how many kWh go into my car each month, and would like to
>> get an estimate of what portion of my electric bill goes to the car. This
>> doesn't have to be precise - 0.15 $ / kWh is close enough, and we don't
>> have variable rate electricity (yet) where I live.
>>
>> What's the best way to do this? Currently I have
>>
>> 2023-12-31 open Expenses:Car USD
>> 2023-12-31 open Expenses:Car:Energy KWH
>> 2023-12-31 price KWH 0.15 USD
>>
>> And then I post to an account with:
>>
>> 2024-01-02 * "City Electric Co" ""
>> Expenses:Utilities:Electric 42.24 USD
>> Liabilities:ChaseCC
>>
>> 2024-01-24 * "Car electricity usage"
>> Expenses:Utilities:Electric
>> Expenses:Car:Energy 10 KWH {0.15 USD}
>>
>> So at the end of the month my electric bill is reduced by $1.50 which is
>> placed into the Car:Energy expense account.
>>
>> Does this seem reasonable? Is anyone else doing this? Using a different
>> method?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -k.
>>
>
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