On Mar 1, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Lynne wrote: > First, thank you for the program, which looks like it will be much > more effective in keeping me on track with spending than quicken even > was. I started using this in February and am starting to get this > figured out, I think. So I was going to use a new cash flow starting > date of March 1, but it's not working as I expected. I had cash on > hand, so I put that in the salary bucket as cash to spend. But at > first, it showed multiple negative balances in the expense buckets and > zero in the salary bucket. I closed the program and went back in, and > it then showed the cash on hand in the salary bucket, but negative > amounts in several buckets. I reclosed and reopened the program > again, and it now shows a positive amount in the salary bucket for > cash on hand, and a negative amount in the debt repayment bucket, > which equals the amount of pending transactions I have for future > dates in March. Is this last what it is supposed to do? Any ideas on > why I had to close and reopen the program twice to get there? I'm a > little concerned there's a bug on my system. > Hi Lynne,
This may have happened because a new month has started and MoneyWell doesn't refresh the display properly until you quit and restart after the first of the month. I am working on fixing this. > Also, when I reconciled my checking account, one of the reconciled > transactions has an icon with 3 horizontal bars instead of a green > checkmark. When I click on the transaction, it shows reconciled in > the status panel on the right. What does the 3 bars mean? > That means that it's a split child transaction and really isn't part of the reconcile. The parent split is the one that shows up in the reconcile view. > And sorry for the basic questions, but can you tell me what the > difference is between cleared and reconciled in the status field? > Cleared is the status that is set when you direct download from the bank or import transactions. Reconciled is the one you set when you confirm that transaction matches up with your account statement. You really never have to deal with the Cleared status. > And, finally (!): I have some cash on hand in my checking that I > wanted to put into savings with the intention of using it to make an > annual note payment later this year. It's not really part of the > monthly spending plan, so do you all recommend just ignoring it? Do you have a bucket for this annual note payment? I like to allocate income to my annual tax buckets so I have the money to pay them once the time comes. You can transfer this money to savings once you allocate it, just remember to move it back prior to making the payment. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
