> Because of this, instead of counting money as positive or negative amounts, it uses the debits and credits. That's not quite the point of double-entry. When

> Because of this, instead of counting money as positive or negative amounts, it uses the debits and credits. That's not quite the point of double-entry. When one account is credited, at least one other account must be debited. All debits and credits sum to zero, but the accounts will have positive or negative balance.