# A possible-to-overlook benefit to using plain text accounting

**URL:** <https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/a-possible-to-overlook-benefit-to-using-plain-text-accounting/220>\
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**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/a-possible-to-overlook-benefit-to-using-plain-text-accounting/220 "2024-03-29T14:12:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![hledgerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8491ac/32.png) [@hledgerfan](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/hledgerfan)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/a-possible-to-overlook-benefit-to-using-plain-text-accounting/220/1 "2024-03-29T14:12:32Z")

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On the hledgerfan website, I discuss a benefit to using hledger, but this would really apply to any plain text accounting system. You can read it at: [Paying attention to key accounts – A User's view of Hledger](https://hledgerfan.com/paying-attention-to-key-accounts/)