Simple (web?) application for producing something like a bank statement - ideas?

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jun 14 19:15:38 UTC 2012


On 06/14/2012 11:46 AM, Jake Maier wrote:
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> I want a simple ledger not a double-entry book-keeping program.
>> 
>> *All* I want is a way to enter debits and credits into a single
>> account/ledger and show the balance.  GnuCash is total overkill for
>> this and would insist on places to get money from, places to send money
>> too, a balancing transaction, etc.
>> 
>> What I want is to be able to do the following:-
>> 
>> 2012-01-01      Initial Balance         100.00          100.00
>> 2012-02-02      Buy hay                 -10.00           90.00
>> 2012-02-10      Horsefeed               -47.50           42.50
>> 2012-03-01      Payment from Fred        50.00           92.50
>> 
>> This is absolutely all I want, just a simple way to enter the above
>> data and present it as a table. (Well, I want the computer to calculate
>> the last column, the balance)
>> 
>> My ideal way of showing this would be a 'grid' on a web page which
>> would show a blank row below the last entry into which one could type
>> the next row of data.  I can produce something like this in MS Access
>> but would prefer Open Source and Web based if possible.
>> 
>> --
>> Chris Green
> Chris you don't need to do a double entry system when using GnuCash. You can
> just use one ledger and enter exactly the data you listed here nothing more.
> You will not get a balance for each entry history, but you will get the
> total balance and I take it that is anyway what you want.
> Installing the system costs you 1 minute and you can use any of the accounts
> as a simple ledger and start putting in date, description and amount and
> that's all. Underneath you always will see the balance.
> You know if you have a 30 speed racing bike with speedometer, and clips and
> all bells and whistles, you still can just as easily just push it as you can
> a one speed walmart bike.
> Excuse my stupid comparison but I couldn't think of a better one momentarily
> :)
> Jake
> 
> 

Yep.
http://www.gnucash.org/features.phtml

And for a very simple Intuit type:
http://homebank.free.fr/

But I prefer gnucash.






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