If this is the issue, I think I understand it now.
Back in the late 90s, I flirted with Quicken for about 6 months. I
recall a graph on the main screen that showed predicted cash levels
based on the income & expenses I scheduled for regular entry. (the
actual entries would be triggered on the scheduled date, and could be
edited before committing) I agree, this was neat and I miss this
at-a-glance feature in GnuCash.
Best I can determine, other than posted-in-advance transactions, (not
merely scheduled) the closest one can get to this (without a graph) is
the Budget module, which is quite a bit more cumbersome than the Quicken
implementation, and not so at-a-glance. (it also doesn't auto update
with scheduled transactions, any change there is manual)
Having a report/graph I can place on my 'dashboard' (multi-column
report) tab showing this info and taking into account scheduled
transactions, would be a welcome feature. If this is limited just to
credit card accounts, that would be disappointing.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/2/25 2:19 AM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote:
This was what I was proposing with the reconcile/pay process.
Quicken apparently predicts how much money a user plans to spend and
tells you what it thinks you are going to owe based on the scheduled
(i.e., hypothetical) transaction. GnuCash, however, follows a more
traditional accounting path and only tells you about transactions (past,
present and future) that you have entered into the books.
Personally, I don't need that Quicken-type of prediction; if I need to
project my accounts in the future, I will create the necessary
transactions (past, present and future) to allow me to adjudge the
financial status. It might be in the OP's best interest to look at some
of these other suggestions to achieve their goal, albeit in a different
manner than Quicken's.
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