Maybe try: Assets:Points -400 USD @@ 40000 POINT I'm not sure what Fava will render this as, but if you care about the total cost in points more than the exchange rate then this is clearer in your ledger.
Sincerely, Timothy Jesionowski On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 10:34 AM Ken Mankoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to be able to see (in Fava) the total expenses (USD only) vs the > total cost (USD, POINT, MILE) of a vacation I took, where some of the > expenses were paid with points and miles. > > How should I book these transactions? > > For this transaction, > > 2024-01-01 price POINT 0.01 USD > 2024-01-19 * "Hotel" > Expenses:Travel:Lodging > Liabilities:CC -68.30 USD > Assets:Points -40000 POINT > > I've tried > > 1) Assets:Points -40000 POINT > 2) Assets:Points -40000 POINT @ 0.01 USD > 3) Assets:Points -40000 POINT {0.01 USD} > > (2) and (3) always show up as USD, even if I select "At cost" or "Units" > in Fava > > (1) does what I want... but relies on the 'global' POINT -> USD > conversion. I'm wondering if there is an explicit conversion method like > (2) or (3) though, because if I have several point accounts, and am > regularly spending points at different values with different merchants, I'd > prefer to track conversion per-transaction than update a global value. The > global value doesn't work if I have two transactions in the same day with > different conversions. > > Thanks, > > -k. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Beancount" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/9495bfe9-a234-40ba-a4d1-77cb6479c485n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/9495bfe9-a234-40ba-a4d1-77cb6479c485n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAOVsoWQDKxhWQEOrccB9JoS4EPUCEm3bMbfaBP2kOCxJnoX_rg%40mail.gmail.com.
