Hi folks,

This is a question about using ledger-mode within Emacs. I use Ledger with virtual accounts for envelope-style budgeting. At the beginning of the month, I'll typically make an entry that looks something like this:

2020-07-01 * Budget: July 2020
    [Budget:Food]                            $100.00
    [Budget:Gas]                              $25.00
    [Budget:Books]                            $25.00
    [Assets:Checking]                       -$150.00

Now, the mental math in the above example is easy enough, but unfortunately my real budget is typically more complex. I'm aware that I can elide the bottom posting, but I find its helpful to see how much I'm actually budgeting as I make my allocations for the month.

Is there a handy function available within ledger-mode to total up all the "Budget" postings and insert the correct inverse amount for the posting at bottom? I've checked the docs but not found anything (or have overlooked the relevant section). I've also tried "ledger-post-edit-amount" -- bound to "C-c C-b" -- and while this pops open calc to let /me/ do the math, I'd love for the calculation to be done for me.

Thanks!

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Ben Hancock
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https://benghancock.github.io

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