Re: Haven't Used Money in long time by Dick
Dick
Sat Dec 16 15:22:01 CST 2006
Assuming you want to see correct balances as you go, you will have to enter
adjustment transactions--at some date just before you want to pick up again.
These transactions should be whatever amount is required to get back in
balance to, say, the balance of the account at the end of last month if you
want to start entering transactions that came after that point. Picking the
point to balance to is the challenge here. If you just start at some
arbitrary date without regard to any recent statement balance, it will be
very hard to figure out what the adjustment amount needs to be to be in
balance with the bank.
When you go to add transactions in the interim period, you can delete the
adjustment transaction or adjust it as required to stay in balance if you
enter, say three of six month's worth at one sitting.
Keep notes. Excel would be handy. Save copies of your file as you go along
in case something goes awry and the ending balance gets off.
"Whistler" <hereisrpt001-spamfilter-remove-double-hitmeagain-@nowhere.com>
wrote in message news:QbZgh.348$HT5.322@trnddc02...
> After diligently recording all transactions in Money, I stopped. I
> want to be able to start from now and then fill in the missing information
> (about 7 months worth). What is the best way to start recording things as
> though starting fresh and then incorporating the data that I already had,
> while taking the next few weeks to fill in the gaps?