Hate to respond to my own message, but: On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Travis B. Hartwell <[email protected] > wrote:
> > 2009/08/07 Grocery Store > Expenses:Food $15.00 > Expenses:Food $-5.00 > Assets:Coupons $5.00 > Assets:Coupons $-5.00 > Assets:Checking $-10.00 > > So, at the time of the transaction, the coupon becomes an asset to me -- > since it really isn't an asset until I can use it. This way, the food > expense is correct and the coupons balance out. > > > At the same time, I realize that I can't easily do a query on this to get a balance of how much value in coupons and discounts was used. So it's unclear at the moment. > Does this make sense or is there a better way? > > -- > Travis B. Hartwell > Software Toolsmith > > Blog: > http://www.travishartwell.net/blog > > Where to find me: > http://www.travishartwell.net/blog/static/where_to_find_me > > > > > -- > Travis B. Hartwell > Software Toolsmith > > Blog: > http://www.travishartwell.net/blog > > Where to find me: > http://www.travishartwell.net/blog/static/where_to_find_me > > -- Travis B. Hartwell Software Toolsmith Blog: http://www.travishartwell.net/blog Where to find me: http://www.travishartwell.net/blog/static/where_to_find_me
