Yay for reconciliation! David, if you're not crazy about the envelope/ buckets feature, which is MW's raison d'être (I'm feeling fancy), maybe you'd prefer one of these: http://mac.appstorm.net/roundups/business/financial-software-for-mac-7-great-apps/ or iBank http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/
Karen On 31-May-09, at 12:36 PM, DavidO wrote: > > Because I haven't reconciled my bank statement for about 5 months. I > used to import everything manually into Quicken - then learned that it > could be imported automatically, but the Mac version of Quicken > couldn't do this. So I waited ... and then I found out that MoneyWell > can do it. > > So, I have my May 26, 2009 statement, and I want everything to be > reconciled. Make sense? > > > > > > On May 31, 8:19 am, Karen <[email protected]> wrote: >> David, I'll let Kevin answer this one but why are you reconciling >> right off the bat? Right after downloading your info? Isn't >> reconciling supposed to be used when you input some entries yourself, >> as you spend, and then reconcile after you've done the download? I >> never input by hand so I never reconcile. I may be totally off base >> here but you sound desperate... >> >> Karen >> On 31-May-09, at 11:49 AM, DavidO wrote: >> >> >> >>> OK, I've trashed my Preferences (at least three times) to start >>> over. >>> All my accounts get imported without incident from Bank of America >>> (California). >> >>> I've gone through the first steps in the How to Reconcile FAQ >>> without >>> success: >> >>> 1. I will assume the "Starting Balance transaction" from last >>> December is correct. >> >>> 2. I click Reconcile (easy enough to do). >> >>> 3. The "Starting Date" is the same as my first transaction, and the >>> "starting balance" is already set at $0 (as per the instructions). >> >>> 4. I type the "ending balance" into the appropriate field. >> >>> 5. No green line magically appears (bummer). >> >>> 6. I check off all the transactions that have been imported from the >>> bank (except for the two that are greyed out (they're past the last >>> statement date). The I get a series of four numbers on the right >>> side >>> under "Reconciled Totals". >> >>> --Transactions: $1,007.55 [I have no clue what this number >>> represents; perhaps it means my deposits have been greater than my >>> expenditures by this amount] >> >>> -- Statement : it gives the correct statement balance >> >>> -- Cleared: $1,007.55 [same number as above] >> >>> --Difference: It correctly subtracts $1007.55 from my statement >>> balance >> >>> WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? Since there were 147 transactions imported >>> fro Bank of America since December 5, 2008, this is too many to go >>> through. And they should all be correct. HOW CAN I GET MONEYWELL TO >>> ACCEPT THE IMPORT AS ACCURATE AND DECLARE MY ACCOUNT RECONCILED? >> >>> WISH LIST ITEM: I'd like to get rid of the Bucket feature >>> altogether. >>> I just want to use this program for keeping/balancing my checking >>> accounts. >> >>> FEATURE REQUEST: A running balance at the far right side of the >>> Transactions Window. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
