Hi Maurice thanks for your input. This is very helpful.
How do you create the reports? Kind regards Maurice de Laat schrieb am Dienstag, 22. Oktober 2024 um 13:40:30 UTC+2: > Hello Peter, > > I only track billable hours, but I think this can also work for > non-billable hours. > > I have defined a currency 'hour' with value of 0 euros. > > So a transaction for an outgoing invoice looks like (I use Dutch, I hope I > translate it well for this message): > Revenue:Hours:Billable -12 HOUR @ 0 EUR > Revenue:HighVAT:Audio -100 EUR > Debt:Short:VAT:High:Billed -20 EUR > Assets:Claims:Receivable 120 EUR > > This allows me to get reports on billed hours per customer, per period, > etc. > > Perhaps you could add a line > Revenue:Hours:Non-billable > > Kind regards > > Maurice > On 22-10-2024 13:02, Peter wrote: > > Hi there, > > up until now I used beancount for my personal finances. I might switch > careers and start freelancing. I'm currently evaluating how to manage my > time tracking. > > Beancount seems like a good pick as it is flexible and the concept of lots > (or rather using time as a commodity) lets you track time, too. An example > is the section in the docs about vacation hours: > > > https://beancount.github.io/docs/command_line_accounting_cookbook.html#vacation-hours > > That being said, here is what I'd like to achieve: > > > 1. I'd like to track time (both billable, and non-billable) spent on a > project on a per project basis. > 2. When I'm done with the project I'd like to create some sort of time > sheet that lists the billable hours and what I worked on (using the > narration field). > 3. Finally, I'd like to book the income against the time spent > somehow, if that is possible. My goal is to see how profitable I was. > Especially, taking non-billable hours into account. > > > I have some questions: > > - Has anyone done something similar? I'd love to hear experiences and > best-practices. > - Which accounts should I book the time against? > - How could I create a PDF time sheet? > - How can I book the time against the income? > > > I'm looking forward to any input. > > Have a great day. > > -- > 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/f6d95048-2323-4e81-97aa-224fe7c8fae2n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/f6d95048-2323-4e81-97aa-224fe7c8fae2n%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/2720bf96-fd49-4161-ae88-18e2b4031941n%40googlegroups.com.
