I spend a lot of time keeping my old BMW running. I can track all of the parts I buy with part number meta data and I even record the installation date. This has been a boon when something breaks and I can't quite remember if I have already touched that piece...
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Martin Blais <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Tim Crews <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> In this case, your ledger file has become the center of an impromptu >> semantic web of information about your life. Obviously, that wasn't what >> ledger was designed for. But our finances are one of the few areas in life >> that we really need to record at this level of detail. Since the financial >> dimension of our lives intersects with so many other dimensions, the result >> of recording our finances has the unanticipated benefit of also recording >> our lives. >> > > On that topic, I find it convenient for the Ledger to be a place to also > put dated notes associated to accounts (Beancount "note" directive, e.g. > you make a phone call to an institution and note what they said to resolve > the issue), and to track time-based events (Beancount "date" directive). > These are still somewhat financially-related, e.g., to calculate the number > of days one spent in one particular country for the purpose of determining > residency. The side-effect is that it automatically tracks all trips I've > made, my address changes over the years, employer changes, etc. > > I love text files. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ledger" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Craig, Corona De Tucson, AZ enderw88.wordpress.com -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
