Err, the second equity should read -200.  That'll teach me to try to imitate 
Ledger's output by hand :)


On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 07:08:56PM -0500, Jeffrey Brent McBeth wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 06:47:47PM -0500, Sam Stuck wrote:
> > In the second transaction, you pull a *different* 100 to be
> > transferred. You move 100 into Savings:Toys, then move another 100
> > into Assets:Checking. The amount must be in either Savings:Toys or
> > Assets:Savings, but cannot be in both.
> 
> I understand why I'm currently being double booked.  What I don't understand 
> is how to sanely start with:
> ledger bal
>    100 Assets:Checking
>     50 Savings:Toys
>       50 Assets:Savings
>   -200 Equity
> 
> ledger bal --real
>    150 Assets:Checking
>     50 Assets:Savings
>   -150 Equity
> 
> And end up with:
> ledger bal
>    100 Assets:Checking
>     50 Savings:Toys
>       50 Assets:Savings
>   -200 Equity
> 
> ledger bal --real
>   100 Assets:Checking
>   100 Assets:Savings
>  -200 Equity
> 
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