From 1f5ceb0db50df9ad0f9048ee02ad749507cbd737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Wiegley Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:08:07 -0400 Subject: Added beginning draft of manual for 3.0 This is being kept in Scrivener format, for ease of writing. --- doc/Ledger.scriv/snapshots/194.snapshots | 467 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 467 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/Ledger.scriv/snapshots/194.snapshots (limited to 'doc/Ledger.scriv/snapshots/194.snapshots') diff --git a/doc/Ledger.scriv/snapshots/194.snapshots b/doc/Ledger.scriv/snapshots/194.snapshots new file mode 100644 index 00000000..610311bc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/Ledger.scriv/snapshots/194.snapshots @@ -0,0 +1,467 @@ + + + + + $archiver + NSKeyedArchiver + $objects + + $null + + $class + + CF$UID + 37 + + NS.objects + + + CF$UID + 2 + + + + + $class + + CF$UID + 33 + + NS.keys + + + CF$UID + 3 + + + CF$UID + 4 + + + CF$UID + 5 + + + NS.objects + + + CF$UID + 6 + + + CF$UID + 7 + + + CF$UID + 35 + + + + Title + Text + Date + Untitled Snapshot + + $class + + CF$UID + 34 + + NSAttributes + + CF$UID + 10 + + NSDelegate + + CF$UID + 0 + + NSString + + CF$UID + 8 + + + + $class + + CF$UID + 9 + + NS.string + 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. + + + $classes + + NSMutableString + NSString + NSObject + + $classname + NSMutableString + + + $class + + CF$UID + 33 + + NS.keys + + + CF$UID + 11 + + + CF$UID + 12 + + + NS.objects + + + CF$UID + 13 + + + CF$UID + 30 + + + + NSParagraphStyle + NSFont + + $class + + CF$UID + 29 + + NSAlignment + 4 + NSLineHeightMultiple + 1.1000000238418579 + NSTabStops + + CF$UID + 14 + + + + $class + + CF$UID + 28 + + NS.objects + + + CF$UID + 15 + + + CF$UID + 17 + + + CF$UID + 18 + + + CF$UID + 19 + + + CF$UID + 20 + + + CF$UID + 21 + + + CF$UID + 22 + + + CF$UID + 23 + + + CF$UID + 24 + + + CF$UID + 25 + + + CF$UID + 26 + + + CF$UID + 27 + + + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 28 + + + $classes + + NSTextTab + NSObject + + $classname + NSTextTab + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 56 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 84 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 112 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 140 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 168 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 196 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 224 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 252 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 280 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 308 + + + $class + + CF$UID + 16 + + NSLocation + 336 + + + $classes + + NSArray + NSObject + + $classname + NSArray + + + $classes + + NSParagraphStyle + NSObject + + $classname + NSParagraphStyle + + + $class + + CF$UID + 32 + + NSName + + CF$UID + 31 + + NSSize + 14 + NSfFlags + 16 + + Courier + + $classes + + NSFont + NSObject + + $classname + NSFont + + + $classes + + NSDictionary + NSObject + + $classname + NSDictionary + + + $classes + + KBWordCountingTextStorage + NSTextStorage + NSMutableAttributedString + NSAttributedString + NSObject + + $classname + KBWordCountingTextStorage + + + $class + + CF$UID + 36 + + NS.time + 267380389.31266701 + + + $classes + + NSDate + NSObject + + $classname + NSDate + + + $classes + + NSMutableArray + NSArray + NSObject + + $classname + NSMutableArray + + + $top + + Snapshots + + CF$UID + 1 + + + $version + 100000 + + -- cgit v1.2.3