> I'm wondering if your opinion about Ledger isn't influenced by the fact > that it uses basic accounting principles, like the idea of double-entry > accounting. For me, it's /very/ simple and intuitive, but I graduated > in economics many years ago and had a (basic, but still) course on > accounting. If that is your problem, I'd suggest spending some time on > understanding that - even if you don't end up using Ledger but some > other software, you might find learning about accounting useful. (Also, > it's fascinating. No, really! It's an extremely clever abstract > system with a real-life use-case.)
i agree that learning the principles of double-entry is worthwhile, actually interesting, and of a very interesting history!