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-\f0\fs28 \cf0 Assets are money that you have, and Liabilities are money that you\
-owe. ``Liabilities'' is just a more inclusive name for Debts.\
-\
-An Asset is typically increased by transferring money from an Income\
-account, such as when you get paid. Here is a typical transaction:\
-\
-@smallexample\
-2004/09/29 My Employer\
- Assets:Checking $500.00\
- Income:Salary\
-@end smallexample\
-\
-Money, here, comes from an Income account belonging to ``My\
-Employer'', and is transferred to your checking account. The money is\
-now yours, which makes it an Asset.\
-\
-Liabilities track money owed to others. This can happen when you\
-borrow money to buy something, or if you owe someone money. Here is\
-an example of increasing a MasterCard liability by spending money with\
-it:\
-\
-@smallexample\
-2004/09/30 Restaurant\
- Expenses:Dining $25.00\
- Liabilities:MasterCard\
-@end smallexample\
-\
-The Dining account balance now shows $25 spent on Dining, and a\
-corresponding $25 owed on the MasterCard---and therefore shown as\
-$-25.00. The MasterCard liability shows up as negative because it\
-offsets the value of your assets.\
-\
-The combined total of your Assets and Liabilities is your net worth.\
-So to see your current net worth, use this command:\
-\
-@example\
-ledger balance ^assets ^liabilities\
-@end example\
-\
-Relatedly, your Income accounts show up negative, because they\
-transfer money @emph\{from\} an account in order to increase your\
-assets. Your Expenses show up positive because that is where the\
-money went to. The combined total of Income and Expenses is your cash\
-flow. A positive cash flow means you are spending more than you make,\
-since income is always a negative figure. To see your current cash\
-flow, use this command:\
-\
-@example\
-ledger balance ^income ^expenses\
-@end example\
-\
-Another common question to ask of your expenses is: How much do I\
-spend each month on X? Ledger provides a simple way of displaying\
-monthly totals for any account. Here is an example that summarizes\
-your monthly automobile expenses:\
-\
-@example\
-ledger -M register expenses:auto\
-@end example\
-\
-This assumes, of course, that you use account names like\
-@samp\{Expenses:Auto:Gas\} and @samp\{Expenses:Auto:Repair\}.} \ No newline at end of file