[No Thirst Software] Multi-currency transfers

2009-03-01 Thread psmart
I have just started using Moneywell and have an issue when performing transfers. Moneywell seems to perform a 1-1 exchange rate on the transfers when moving between accounts. For example, I live in Europe but am paid in the Uk. This means I regularly transfer money from my Uk to Euro account.

[No Thirst Software] Re: Multi-currency transfers

2009-03-01 Thread psmart
Kevin, Oops .. I didn't notice that! Would it be possible to allow what I asked though? The exchange rates change daily and it would be easier to enter the rate when i add a transaction. Either by entering a specific rate or by entering the final value? Although I am not fully using

[No Thirst Software] Re: Direct download vs. manual reconciliation?

2009-03-01 Thread Kevin Hoctor
You can add a direct connection to an existing account. Just select it and click Download and select a matching MoneyWell account when the downoaded accounts list panel appears. It's always good to verify that your account is reconciled even with direct download. Your bank may still miss a

[No Thirst Software] Changes lost during transaction editing

2009-03-01 Thread CB
Usually when entering transactions I use tab to move to the next field. However, if I go from date to payee or amount to bucket and start typing too quickly, the program will revert to the previous value and kick me out of the editing pane. This then requires a mouse click to get back into the

[No Thirst Software] Start of the month question?

2009-03-01 Thread Nordica
ok, the day i've been waiting for has arrived...the first day of the month. So, i update my starting cash flow date to today and the starting cash flow amount to my current checking amount less any outstanding transactions plus cash on hand...so now the question. What about credit card

[No Thirst Software] Re: Changes lost during transaction editing

2009-03-01 Thread Kevin Hoctor
On Mar 1, 2009, at 11:29 AM, CB wrote: Usually when entering transactions I use tab to move to the next field. However, if I go from date to payee or amount to bucket and start typing too quickly, the program will revert to the previous value and kick me out of the editing pane. This then

[No Thirst Software] Re: Start of the month question?

2009-03-01 Thread Kevin Hoctor
On Mar 1, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Nordica wrote: the day i've been waiting for has arrived...the first day of the month. So, i update my starting cash flow date to today and the starting cash flow amount to my current checking amount less any outstanding transactions plus cash on hand...so now

[No Thirst Software] Re: Starting Over

2009-03-01 Thread Kevin Hoctor
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

[No Thirst Software] Re: Starting Over

2009-03-01 Thread Lynne
No, I did not have a bucket for the annual note payment. It sounds like I should do that, though. Do I understand correctly that pending transactions in the current month show up as deductions from the buckets? So I should put credit card payments in as pending transactions, both to remind me

[No Thirst Software] Re: New month allocating income

2009-03-01 Thread needo
On Mar 1, 1:16 am, Brent Weber i...@mac.com wrote: What you describe is the standard behavior. Here is an example of why you might want to do that... Lets say I do major clothes shopping twice a year (about $500 each time). I also plan to spend a couple hundred a year on sox, underwear

[No Thirst Software] Re: New month allocating income

2009-03-01 Thread txcrew
In my case, I don't allocate any funds to my bank fees bucket. When I am charged a fee from my bank, it's usually small enough that I can allocate funds from other buckets to cover the cost. If you have several buckets in which you do not want the total to breach a set amount, in my opinion

[No Thirst Software] Re: Accounts Buckets don't match

2009-03-01 Thread Alan Schmitt
On 1 mars 09, at 02:29, txcrew wrote: After further reading and learning. This post by Kevin really sparked the ah-ha moment in terms of which transfers should have a bucket and which should not: http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software/msg/121c5960b5156fa8 This got me closer to

[No Thirst Software] Re: Are buckets mandatory?

2009-03-01 Thread dcord...@gmail.com
Laura, I have an irregular income and I love the buckets. I'd somewhat implemented the YNAB system of living off last month's income to set up my monthly allocation. On the first of the month, I just use last month's income numbers as a basis for my spending plan. It's actually pretty

[No Thirst Software] Re: Accounts Buckets don't match

2009-03-01 Thread Tannie
On Mar 1, 8:51 pm, Alan Schmitt alan.schm...@polytechnique.org wrote: On 1 mars 09, at 02:29, txcrew wrote: After further reading and learning. This post by Kevin really sparked the ah-ha moment in terms of which transfers should have a bucket and which should not: