While there is a way to link an e-receipt to a transaction, that may or may not survive a data file trip to a backup location. I prefer just having a known folder or group of folders for e-receipts.
On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 2:38 PM Stephen M. Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/6/24 12:32, Bruce Griffis wrote: > > If I get receipts e-mailed, is there a way to link them to an expense > > or asset? > > Either save/print the email as a document or save the (usually) attached > pdf and then link it per the docs. > > > > On 11/6/24 15:25, Liz wrote: > >> On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 10:49:15 -0800 > >> "Stephen M. Butler" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Paper burns in a fire also. So need offsite backup. > >>> > >>> I'd put some better filtering on your email to snag the good emails > >>> into known folders as they come in -- even if you don't read them. > >> I agree with these suggestions. > >> My email has many many filters into about 110 folders. It took a long > >> while to get there, but I benefit overall now. > >> Every sales email when I have agreed to have the emails sent goes into > >> a folder "Buy Me". They stay about 2 months and then get deleted > >> automatically. I don't waste any time reading any of them unless I want > >> to order, say new socks, and I will then look at the emails to see if > >> there are any valid discount codes for socks in the "Buy Me" folder. > >> > >> All of my offsite backup is at my son's house. Likewise all of his > >> offsite backup is at mine. That is automated, so I keep my scanned > >> receipts another day or two and then shred them. > >> > >> Liz > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gnucash-user mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> 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 > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
