I think that there has been a misunderstanding in this topic.... > On Jan 1, 2009, at 12:27 PM, SpiralOcean wrote: > >> So the software isn't filling to a bucket line. >> It's filling to an allocation line? > > > That is the bucket line actually. The bucket total is just what is in > the bucket currently but allocations are based on money flows and not > money leftover in your bucket or on transactions assigned to a bucket. > > Peace,
I think that what Spiral is describing are conceptual buckets, not buckets that exist in MoneyWell. The bucket that she described as her Dining Bucket: >> Example: >> Dining - allocate $100 a month, cap of $100 a month >> Auto Repairs - no cap, allocate $100 a month >> Dining has $50 in it from last month that rolls over to this month. >> When I flow my money, the bucket is filled to the line of $100. So >> $50 is placed into the bucket. >> Dining bucket total is $100. > Appears to be a similar request that many of us have made, that Kevin has previously referred to as adding a "pipe" from one bucket to another if the bucket exceeds a predetermined amount (when Dining Bucket hits $100, the excess is piped to a different bucket. This functionality does not currently exist in MoneyWell, and therefore the behavior that you desire in the Dining bucket is not yet available unless you manually flow money every month after your allocation, or edit the allocation itself when you spend money. >> My Auto Repairs has $400 in the bucket. >> When I flow my money, $100 is placed into the bucket. >> Auto Repairs bucket total is $500. What Spiral describes as her preferred behavior for the Auto bucket above is currently the only behavior available in MoneyWell. Personally, I find that a reference to a fill-to-line is misleading and may lead to confusion. When I think of buckets, and a line on the inside that bucket, and I want to fill to that line, it implies that the bucket will have the same amount in it regardless of how many times or when I fill it. A fill-to-line is a good description for the Dining bucket described above, the behavior not-yet available in MoneyWell, but probably not the best for MoneyWell's current bucket behavior--we're not filling buckets to a specified line, we're filling them with a predetermined amount, and the bucket grows to accommodate. Grace to you, Blair --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
