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How is the GnuCash DB any different from using an Access DB? For simplified bookkeeping GnuCash, and most generalized bookkeeping programs, is overkill. I acc
by INTPenis 2y ago
How is the GnuCash DB any different from using an Access DB?
For simplified bookkeeping GnuCash, and most generalized bookkeeping programs, is overkill.
I accomplish the same thing with 250 lines of Python, and the result is that I get exactly the numbers I need to enter into Skatteverkets e-tjänst, and nothing else. And each transaction is one yaml file, and stored off-site with git.
- john61 2y agoDouble entry bookkeeping is the gold standard in finance bookkeeping since the romans. It is not overkill, because once mastered it is very easy to handle especially with a program that implements the logic like GnuCash. The problem for novices is usually to understand the logic: https://gnucash-docs-rst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/C/ch_basics.html https://gnucash-docs-rst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/C/ch...