I'm trying to set up an envelope budget system, inspired by this guide:
https://frdmtoplay.com/envelope-budgeting-with-ledger/
(The key difference is I'm using unbalanced virtual transactions, instead
of balancing them, which makes things much simpler. That's not really
relevant here though)
Consider this example:
= /Expense/
(Budget) -1
01/01 Paid
Assets $100
Income
(Budget) $100
01/02 Lunch
Expense $10
Assets
01/03 Assertions
Assets $0 = $90
Expense $0 = $10
Budget $0 = $90
The automated transaction sets up an automatic mirroring of expenses and
budgets. The transaction on 01/01 as income, which adds money to Assets,
and virtually to the Budget. The transaction on 01/02 is an expense, which
is the usual Assets to Expense, plus a virtual lowering of the Budget,
thanks to the automated transaction.
The final section is something I haven't seen in any docs, but I've found
quite useful. I use this pattern for reconciliation, and it has worked
quite well for me.
Running `ledger balance --permissive` with the above file gives the
expected output:
$90 Assets
$10 Expense
$-100 Income
--------------------
0
However, leaving off permissive throws this error
While parsing file "test.ledger", line 16:
While parsing posting:
Budget $0 = $90
^^^
Error: Balance assertion off by $-10 (expected to see $100)
It seems that the automated transaction has not taken affect when the
balance assertion is evaluated. I consider this a bug.
Any advice?
-Mike Cooper
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