Re: Multiple Currencies: Budgeting
Still playing around with this. When I run this command: ledger file.ledger balance --budget -p "this month" --exchange USD I receive the amount remaining available for the month but it doesn't show the percent remaining. Can you show me how to do this? if it's possible? I tried using awk but it made things very messy. I would just like to see something like this: $1000.00 50% Expenses $500.00 25%Mortgage $500.00 80% Restaurants Right now I just see this: $1000.00 Expenses $500.00 Mortgage $500.00Restaurants On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 11:13:24 AM UTC-5 o1bigtenor wrote: > On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 10:56 AM Scott A. Nichols > wrote: > > > > ok, thanks for the responses. I don't want to stop using ledger because > it's the only program I have ever enjoyed and I've tried many. My work > around (in case anyone ever has this problem in the future) is I created an > excel file with the same formatting as ledger's budgeting system. The excel > file will automatically calculate the exchange rates from my base currency > to the foreign currency. > > > > In ledger I run ledger -f ledgerfile.ledger bal expenses -p "this month" > > > > I transfer the expense categories into my excel file and I immediately > see my budget in my base currency in all categories. It's a tiny bit of > extra work but it works and more importantly I can keep using ledger using > this method. > > > > > The issue that I ran into was the rather common currency fluctuations > and when they moved a lot, you know an election > here or there or whatever made the forex weenies get their knickers in > a twist - - - well then I had to keep pretty close > track to have some idea what was going on. I used to use Oanda's > online historical calendar but they made it so that > it only works one month backwards - - - oh well - - - I haven't been > doing as much travelling so haven't worked on > finding more 'solution' - - - - your's is a pretty good solution so I > just might use some of it for at least forecasting. > > HTH > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/7f4a85b8-14be-4b5b-afd2-a08be949a983n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: Multiple Currencies: Budgeting
On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 10:56 AM Scott A. Nichols wrote: > > ok, thanks for the responses. I don't want to stop using ledger because it's > the only program I have ever enjoyed and I've tried many. My work around (in > case anyone ever has this problem in the future) is I created an excel file > with the same formatting as ledger's budgeting system. The excel file will > automatically calculate the exchange rates from my base currency to the > foreign currency. > > In ledger I run ledger -f ledgerfile.ledger bal expenses -p "this month" > > I transfer the expense categories into my excel file and I immediately see my > budget in my base currency in all categories. It's a tiny bit of extra work > but it works and more importantly I can keep using ledger using this method. > > The issue that I ran into was the rather common currency fluctuations and when they moved a lot, you know an election here or there or whatever made the forex weenies get their knickers in a twist - - - well then I had to keep pretty close track to have some idea what was going on. I used to use Oanda's online historical calendar but they made it so that it only works one month backwards - - - oh well - - - I haven't been doing as much travelling so haven't worked on finding more 'solution' - - - - your's is a pretty good solution so I just might use some of it for at least forecasting. HTH -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/CAPpdf58V%3D4JBptG33JcUyr-2r3TPXED5TBxfoRkxT1Jo3vFA3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: Multiple Currencies: Budgeting
ok, thanks for the responses. I don't want to stop using ledger because it's the only program I have ever enjoyed and I've tried many. My work around (in case anyone ever has this problem in the future) is I created an excel file with the same formatting as ledger's budgeting system. The excel file will automatically calculate the exchange rates from my base currency to the foreign currency. In ledger I run *ledger -f ledgerfile.ledger bal expenses -p "this month"* I transfer the expense categories into my excel file and I immediately see my budget in my base currency in all categories. It's a tiny bit of extra work but it works and more importantly I can keep using ledger using this method. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/7dc05012-8244-48e5-83e3-cea7fe7e6f87n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: Multiple Currencies: Budgeting
On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 10:29 AM Scott A. Nichols wrote: > > Hello, > > Everything about Ledger is perfect for me accept managing a budget with > multiple currencies. The issue, for me, is that I spend money in two > different currencies. For example, while living abroad I will spending in > "Expenses:Restaurants" but sometimes I will use my credit card to pay (USD) > and sometimes I will use the foreign currency. If my budget for Restaurants > is $600 USD how can I manage this in ledger if sometimes I use a foreign > currency and sometimes I use USD? > > Note: Everything else works perfect for me in ledger using multiple > currencies (data input, running reports, and so forth), the only thing I'm > struggling with is budgeting. I want it to work exactly (or at least very > similar) to the "budget" command in Ledger. > > Thanks for your help/advice, > Part of the issue is that double entry accounting was designed for the describing of things AFTER they had already happened. Its a great system but now when it comes to budgeting - - - well you are working on describing future events. Here everything gets converted to my 'home' currency - - - and I purchase in at least 2 others. For forecasting - - - part of the rub is going to be exchange variations - - - trying to account for those - - - that's going to be a lot of work. I find that the credit cards will list the amount in the currency you purchased in first followed by your exchange rate and then what you paid in your 'home' currency - - - - dunno if it will help - - - just treat your foreign cash as another credit card and convert your transactions. That's more work but I've used that for my record keeping (but not for budgeting!!). Dunno if that helps. Regards -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/CAPpdf595NyfPbHrh3HrcbacnvX67U35jXqys2KKX8O_hBAW6Sw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: Multiple Currencies: Budgeting
> "SAN" == Scott A Nichols writes: SAN> Note: Everything else works perfect for me in ledger using multiple SAN> currencies (data input, running reports, and so forth), the only thing SAN> I'm struggling with is budgeting. I want it to work exactly (or at least SAN> very similar) to the "budget" command in Ledger. When the budgeting feature was designed, I just never took multiple currencies into account. Does it help if you use -V or -X , in order to report things in one currency or the other? John -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/m2r0qhs6fx.fsf%40newartisans.com.
Multiple Currencies: Budgeting
Hello, Everything about Ledger is perfect for me accept managing a budget with multiple currencies. The issue, for me, is that I spend money in two different currencies. For example, while living abroad I will spending in "Expenses:Restaurants" but sometimes I will use my credit card to pay (USD) and sometimes I will use the foreign currency. If my budget for Restaurants is $600 USD how can I manage this in ledger if sometimes I use a foreign currency and sometimes I use USD? Note: Everything else works perfect for me in ledger using multiple currencies (data input, running reports, and so forth), the only thing I'm struggling with is budgeting. I want it to work exactly (or at least very similar) to the "budget" command in Ledger. Thanks for your help/advice, Scott -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/15f21f9a-3c8b-4c2e-a673-6dbce03d9426n%40googlegroups.com.
