Yes, this is correct.

Jane's "asset" account is to be tracked by herself. From your perspective
(the perspective of your ledger), the account is a liability. All accounts
are to be treated from your own perspective. Jane's asset is not your asset.



On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 3:50 AM, Roland Tepp <[email protected]> wrote:

> So, I just started out with Ledger, to get my finances under control.
>
> As I owed some money to a friend of mine over a small favor, I filed it in
> my initial transaction as:
>
>     ...
>     Liabilities:Debt:Jane Doe -10 EUR
>     ...
>     Equity:Opening Balances
>
> So, now that I payed her back, how should I  file it.
>
> My initial thought was tho file it like this:
>
> 2014/10/11 Jane Doe
>     Liabilities:Debt:Jane Doe -10 EUR
>     Assets:Accounts:Checking
>
> But then it really just shows my money going to cover for a debt, but not
> going to the Jane's account (where it actually will be going)
>
> So, Is the above method okay, or is there some better way to express such
> situations?
>
> PS - I am really new to all of this, so expect to explain this all to me
> patiently as I was 7 years old.
>
> Thank you for your patience and help.
>
>
> Roland.
>
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