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"thinking about possibly moving to a web based accounting system" If moving the opposite direction is an option: http://www.ledger-cli.org/ http://www.ledger-
by VLM 13y ago
"thinking about possibly moving to a web based accounting system"
If moving the opposite direction is an option:
http://www.ledger-cli.org/ http://www.ledger-cli.org/
If you're here, you already know all about programming/text editors, and storing files in a backed up git (or similar) repo... And again, if you're here, and you later need to export, writing a text parser/convertor for ledger-format into "whatever" is not going to be a challenge.
Another alternative is I'm the treasurer for a very small (like 5 figures annual cashflow) non-tech volunteer organization and by policy we "have to" use google drive spreadsheets... someone else is hosting, I can upload scanned paper documents and PDF format statements, easy to share both RW and RO access, easy enough to backup, the spreadsheets are simple enough for non-accountants to understand but detailed enough to keep the real accountants in the parent org happy...
- guan 13y agoI use ledger as the treasurer of a small nonprofit with similar cash flow, and it works great. I keep the files in a git repository. Next I am going to automate some of the bookkeeping based on PayPal and Stripe transactions.
- ams6110 13y agoExactly the same. I used it as a treasurer in a small nonprofit. Worked great for me. The problem is when it comes to transitioning the books to a new treasurer. Nobody else but another command-line afficionado will want to have anything to do with ledger, so you're dealing with some kind of data migration at that point. Edit: Meant this as a response to sibling comment by guan.
- zrail 13y agoI'm a big fan of ledger as well. I wrote a series of articles about how I use it[1], which is not exactly how others use it but it works very well for me. [1]: https://www.petekeen.net/ledger https://www.petekeen.net/ledger