Thanks.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On May 19, 2026, at 04:39, Andre Powell <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Well, I botched that ;-). I made the correction.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andre
> 
> On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM John Ralls <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Wow, two consecutive emails announcing derivative projects. It’s rare to 
>> have even one in a year.
>> 
>> Unfortunately yours has the same problem as NH Rao’s: You have used the 
>> wrong license. The MIT license is far too permissive for GPL compatibility. 
>> Please replace the MIT LICENSE file in your repository with the GPL’s 
>> COPYING and place a GPL notice at the top of every source file. Thanks.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>> 
>> 
>> > On May 18, 2026, at 10:30, Andre Powell <[email protected] 
>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> > 
>> > I have been following the software’s development in the background for 
>> > some time and had already planned to move my business finances back to 
>> > GnuCash later this year from Wave Accounting. After doing my taxes this 
>> > year, I really felt the lack of true accounting workflows with Wave, and 
>> > it pushed me to reconsider the tools I was using overall.
>> > 
>> > For my personal finances, I had been using YNAB for years because of its 
>> > greatest strength for our household: communication. At the beginning of 
>> > this year, I moved to Actual Budget, but after running into an issue in 
>> > mid-April and spending a lot of time trying to clean it up, I decided it 
>> > was time to move back to GnuCash completely.
>> > 
>> > What I realized during the process was that I needed a few things in place 
>> > to make GnuCash fit the workflow my wife and I had become accustomed to:
>> > 
>> > A way to summarize the financial information most important to us
>> > A budget report that better communicates our current position
>> > A way to track debt repayment progress directly inside the same application
>> > I ended up putting together a set of dashboard and report modifications 
>> > and wanted to share them with the community in case others find them 
>> > useful or would like to contribute.
>> > 
>> > Financial Dashboard
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Budget vs. Actual
>> > Emergency Fund tracking
>> > Debt Repayment summary
>> > Cashflow snapshot
>> > Net Worth
>> > Account Balances
>> > Projected Balances
>> > Upcoming Transactions
>> > Highest Spending Categories
>> > Budget Report Improvements
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Sinking Funds
>> > Future Purchases
>> > Carryover Amounts
>> > The goal was to bring some of the communication and visibility strengths 
>> > found in tools like YNAB and Actual Budget into a more traditional 
>> > accounting workflow.
>> > 
>> > Debt Repayment Planner
>> > 
>> > Select debts to pay down
>> > Choose snowball, avalanche, or custom repayment methods
>> > Add additional payments to accelerate progress
>> > I have been using this setup for some time and greatly reduced some 
>> > stress, especially wondering if the numbers are accurate. 
>> > 
>> > *Disclaimer: My programming background is Java, Python, Swift, and 
>> > Flutter. It was kind of cool to poke around in Scheme for a change. 
>> > Between Googling and using some assistance, I was able to get this up and 
>> > running. I also lean on Refactoring UI to make things look "nicer" than my 
>> > brain would normally conceive ;-). If there are optimizations or 
>> > improvements that could be made, I am completely open to feedback.
>> > 
>> > The dashboard/report modifications are available here: 
>> > https://github.com/apowell656/gnucash-financial-radar
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