On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:44 PM, SpiralOcean wrote: >> 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 > > This describes my post perfectly. Thank you Blair.
I understand what both of you are saying but the "fill to line" visual is a nice easy way for people to understand the difference between creating a spending plan, which doesn't fill the buckets, and allocating income, which does. This is usually the first confusion. Peace, Kevin Hoctor [email protected] No Thirst Software LLC http://nothirst.com http://kevinhoctor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
