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diff --git a/doc/Ledger.scriv/194.rtfd/TXT.rtf b/doc/Ledger.scriv/194.rtfd/TXT.rtf deleted file mode 100644 index 00e9d683..00000000 --- a/doc/Ledger.scriv/194.rtfd/TXT.rtf +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf460 -{\fonttbl\f0\fmodern\fcharset0 Courier;} -{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} -\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\sl264\slmult1\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural - -\f0\fs28 \cf0 The most confusing transaction in any ledger will be your equity account---\ -because starting balances can't come out of nowhere.\ -\ -When you first start your ledger, you will likely already have money\ -in some of your accounts. Let's say there's $100 in your checking\ -account; then add a transaction to your ledger to reflect this amount.\ -Where will money come from? The answer: your equity.\ -\ -@smallexample\ -10/2 Opening Balance\ - Assets:Checking $100.00\ - Equity:Opening Balances\ -@end smallexample\ -\ -But what is equity? You may have heard of equity when people talked\ -about house mortgages, as ``the part of the house that you own''.\ -Basically, equity is like the value of something. If you own a car\ -worth $5000, then you have $5000 in equity in that car. In order to\ -turn that car (a commodity) into a cash flow, or a credit to your bank\ -account, you will have to debit the equity by selling it.\ -\ -When you start a ledger, you are probably already worth something.\ -Your net worth is your current equity. By transferring the money in\ -the ledger from your equity to your bank accounts, you are crediting\ -the ledger account based on your prior equity. That is why, when you\ -look at the balance report, you will see a large negative number for\ -Equity that never changes: Because that is what you were worth (what\ -you debited from yourself in order to start the ledger) before the\ -money started moving around. If the total positive value of your\ -assets is greater than the absolute value of your starting equity, it\ -means you are making money.\ -\ -Clear as mud? Keep thinking about it. Until you figure it out, put\ -@samp\{-Equity\} at the end of your balance command, to remove the\ -confusing figure from the total.}
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