thank you all On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 1:29:01 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote:
> +1 to "do what works for you". > With personal concerns spanning 4 countries and complicated tax reporting > obligations in one, I have quite a number of accounts: > I live in country ZZ, own property in QQ and have investments or assets in > YY and XX... > > ❯ for c in :ZZ: :QQ: :YY: :XX:; do echo -n $c" "; bean-report main.bean > accounts | fgrep $c | wc -l ; done > :ZZ: 249 > :QQ: 224 > :YY: 28 > :XX: 6 > > So ~250 accounts for my household tracking (family of 4), homeowner. > Similar number for dealing with taxes in QQ. (this goes up annually as I > make a new TY20XX hierarchy). > YY is where I used to live, and haven't cut all ties (some investments and > a pension). > XX is just somewhere I have a bank account ... > > Alan > > On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 12:08:27 PM UTC Ajoeibin wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 10:21 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hello, >> > I am hoping to understand how other folks setup their >> accounts/sub-accounts and from it see if I can do something better to >> layout my accounts. Of course, there is no write or wrong answer and I can >> do whatever I wish. >> > >> > I feel inundated by the number of expense accounts I have and I am >> wondering if I can do something else - perhaps using tags. Though then I >> might just be moving the problem from one place to another. >> > >> >> Greetings >> >> I will start by echoing Mr. Marcin - - - - your books have to be >> useful for YOU. >> So - - - if you have too many accounts - - - well then you need less >> accounts. >> How many accounts you need is highly dependent on how you're using >> your books. So you need to answer that question for yourself first. Then, >> and >> only then can you go on to check your list of account. >> >> Just for perspective - - - my document with a list of all my accounts >> - - - well it >> does include explanations so every line isn't an account - - but - - - >> the doc is >> some 58 pages long. Before you shriek in horror - - - that covers some >> small >> businesses and my personal stuff. Its that detailed because I really do >> want >> to know where the money goes and all the accounts make for great clarity. >> Are all the accounts necessary - - - - well there are about some few >> hundred >> accounts - - - the rest are subaccounts. >> >> Its all about what works for you and your needs. >> >> So - - - get creative - - - and - - - - when you're done with that - - >> - why let us >> know what you did and how your changes helped you. Then not only do you >> benefit but then others here will get the benefit of your experimenting. >> >> This list is a wonderful tool that I very much rely on for getting done >> what I >> need done in my recordkeeping!!! >> >> HTH >> > -- --- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/67079a76-ba3d-4581-9ce9-e2de27071202n%40googlegroups.com.
