Re: Question on file organization.

I have separate files for: * One giant "archive-main" which holds stuff older than 2-3 years and I periodically move stuff there. I don't want to open huge files with my text editor * One "current-general" file which holds everything that doesn't go in other files * "property" where I put stuff

Re: Question on file organization.

I have a separate file for account opening and closure. I also have separate files for balance statements and the price database. Everything else goes in a file called transactions.bean. I don't organise anything in there except by date; new transactions get added to the end regardless of what

Re: Question on file organization.

Guys, thank you for all your replies! Now i understand better. Beancount has a great community :) On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 9:46:12 PM UTC-4, mpl...@gmail.com wrote: > > I am reading right now recommendations on file organization. ( >

Re: Question on file organization.

On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 2:34 PM, wrote: > Martin, yes, i understand on single file. I meant categories. > I see. What I find works best for me is to put the accounts that I update together (from the automated importing scripts) in the same section. My high-level file

Re: Question on file organization.

I use subsections. My file looks something like this: # Options # Commodities # Equity Accounts # Assets # Canada Banking ## Institution1 ### Account1 ### Account2 ## Institution2 ### Account3 # US Banking ... # Investing ... # Liabilities ## Account4 ## Account5 # Expenses # Employment # Income

Re: Question on file organization.

* mplo...@gmail.com [2018-04-10 18:46]: > Also i have several different sources of income so they also should be > split as well? > * Income 1 > * Income 2 > * Income 3 It depends and is a personal choice. I only split based on the income type, e.g. Income:Employment:Salary

Re: Question on file organization.

* mplo...@gmail.com [2018-04-11 11:34]: > So i wonder if each Banking account should be separate in it's own > category, like this: It's up to you how you organize things. In your case: > * Banking Chase > * Banking BofA You could use something like: Assets:Checking:Chase

Re: Question on file organization.

Martin, yes, i understand on single file. I meant categories. In sample beancount ledger it has following line for banking category: * Banking So i wonder if each Banking account should be separate in it's own category, like this: * Banking Chase ... ... ... * Banking BofA ... ... ... etc

Re: Question on file organization.

Personally I keep everything in one giant file, hierarchically organized with org-mode in Emacs. On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 9:46 PM, wrote: > I am reading right now recommendations on file organization. ( >