On Apr 4, 2009, at 8:49 AM, Jenn wrote: > Hi! I'm still in my first month using Moneywell, so I'm still trying > to get a handle on it. I'm using the latest version (1.4.4), and I'm > seeing a bunch of quirks, but I can't tell if it's just me or bugs in > the software. > > First, I have a bunch of scheduled transactions. I have my Define > Future Pending Time Period set for "After 30 Days" and I have it set > to Show Future Pending Transactions. My understanding is that my > register should then only show the next 30 days worth of scheduled > transactions. Instead, I'm still seeing everything projected out for > the next year. Am I missing something? > Hi Jenn,
Actually, if you want to only see the next 30 days, you have to turn off Show Future Pending Transactions after you tell MoneyWell that the future starts in 30 days. If you want to see all of them then show future transactions again. > Second, even though I've put money into my Salary bucket, it's not > showing up in the sidebar. As a matter of fact, NO number is showing > up next to the Salary bucket, positive or negative. My Cash Flow Start > Date is 4/1/09, and I just got paid yesterday. Also, when I go into > Allocate Income, it's showing I have $0 to allocate. > If your deposit transaction in your Salary bucket is dated prior to 4/1/09, then it won't show. That's when you'd use the amount in the Edit > Change Cash Flow Start Date panel to prime that bucket. Total up all your available money in your accounts (Cash included) that you will use for spending and put that in with your start date of April 1. > Third, one of my income buckets (I need separate buckets to keep > royalty income separate from regular salary income) is apparently > projecting a negative balance somewhere, but I can't figure out where > or why. Again, none of my income buckets are showing any total in the > sidebar at all. When I look at the transactions in that bucket, > everything looks fine, with earlier deposits. I haven't deposited > anything in that bucket yet this month, so this month's "balance" > should be 0. But when I look at one of my Expense buckets, it's > showing a negative balance from that Income bucket in the Money Flow. > > Further on the above, one of my Expense buckets is showing a negative > allocation. I've tried changing it in Allocate Income, but it's not > saving my changes and insists on reflecting a negative allocation for > that bucket. This is, of course, throwing everything else off. > > Bugs or user error? These last couple will be easier to comment on if I could see your MoneyWell document. Please send it to my private email address, [email protected] , instead of this forum. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
