Plain Text Accounting forum

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Welcome to the Plain Text Accounting forum! Site We are building clarity, balance and financial fitness together, with plain text and nimble tools. Welcome! What is Plain Text Accounting ? Plain Text Accounting, or PTA for short, is a way of doing bookkeeping and acco…	6	862	March 9, 2024
I only use Google Sheets (HN) News	2	31	October 7, 2025
Examples of negative balances General	3	39	October 7, 2025
Toward a more intuitive input syntax for plain text accounting General beancount	11	344	October 7, 2025
A trial of Discourse for Plain Text Accounting discussions Site	28	1425	October 6, 2025
Hledger, VS Code and GitHub Copilot works well together General ai , hledger	1	42	October 4, 2025
Warp often knows which command I want next General	2	34	October 3, 2025
Halloween and hledger General	0	16	October 3, 2025
Is it possible to combine 2 csv transactions into 1 using hledger? General	7	52	September 30, 2025
An account has type asset. Why does strict mode disagree with it? General	4	48	September 28, 2025
Finfam - "lets you plan with friends and family, plus expert input and AI assistance" (HN) News	0	27	September 24, 2025
How to extract data when using ledger-cli General ledger	6	126	September 19, 2025
Human behavior and personal finance General	0	28	September 19, 2025
Upgrading hledger General	0	29	September 12, 2025
(US cryptocurrency tax) IRS Letters 6173, 6174 & 6174-A: What to Do If You Get One News	0	19	September 12, 2025
Oldest recorded transaction General	1	33	September 8, 2025
Zig Software Foundation 2025 Financial Report and Fundraiser News	1	53	September 5, 2025
Timeless Advice for a Financial Life Well Lived General	0	43	September 5, 2025
ANN: hledger 1.50 News hledger	0	47	September 3, 2025
Ledger-mode command pulverizes procratination General	1	47	September 1, 2025
In addition to time and money General	0	30	August 22, 2025
Vim macros for Beancount News beancount	0	40	August 20, 2025
Open Banking and Payments Competition (hacker news) News	0	57	August 16, 2025
Iteration: a cycle of data entry, review, and correction General	1	40	August 15, 2025
Python script to validate files referenced in hledger comments General hledger	0	29	August 11, 2025
Connecting a museum cash register to modern day plain text accounting General	1	49	August 8, 2025
Indulging in ice cream leads to some thoughts about value General	5	76	August 7, 2025
How to adjust numbers in the journal with Emacs Calc General emacs	0	287	August 1, 2025
Beanquick - mac gui for creating beancount journal entries [reddit] News beancount	1	55	July 27, 2025
Managing reimbursements General	2	71	July 26, 2025

Welcome to the Plain Text Accounting forum!

We are building clarity, balance and financial fitness together, with plain text and nimble tools. Welcome! What is Plain Text Accounting ? Plain Text Accounting, or PTA for short, is a way of doing bookkeeping and acco…