Tracking Total Credit Cards Payments

I like to track/see how much am I paying on credit cards every month. I
selected Credit Card Payments/Transfers category but it shows $0.00. How can
track it?
Thanks

Dick
Wed Mar 15 13:15:47 CST 2006

First of all, "Credit Card Payments/Transfer" category is Evil, assuming you
are not using Essential Register, and should be deleted with prejudice. See
http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=167. If you are using Essential Register,
you might also get the input that it is Evil as well.

Second of all, how are you "categorizing" your TRANSFERS of money to the
credit card accounts? Transfer:[name of credit card account] is very good.
Credit Card Payment::[name of credit card account] is good. Bill:Credit Card
is less good.

"mubaig75" <mubaig75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46423319-FA0F-423D-B699-264E466458CC@microsoft.com...
> I like to track/see how much am I paying on credit cards every month. I
> selected Credit Card Payments/Transfers category but it shows $0.00. How
can
> track it?

mubaig75
Wed Mar 15 13:37:22 CST 2006

I m using "Credit Card Payment::[Credit Card Name]" special category.

Can you please also tell me why Transfer: CC category is 'very good' and CC
payment is just 'good' and Bill: Credit Cards is 'less good' ?

"Dick Watson" wrote:

> First of all, "Credit Card Payments/Transfer" category is Evil, assuming you
> are not using Essential Register, and should be deleted with prejudice. See
> http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=167. If you are using Essential Register,
> you might also get the input that it is Evil as well.
>
> Second of all, how are you "categorizing" your TRANSFERS of money to the
> credit card accounts? Transfer:[name of credit card account] is very good.
> Credit Card Payment::[name of credit card account] is good. Bill:Credit Card
> is less good.
>
> "mubaig75" <mubaig75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46423319-FA0F-423D-B699-264E466458CC@microsoft.com...
> > I like to track/see how much am I paying on credit cards every month. I
> > selected Credit Card Payments/Transfers category but it shows $0.00. How
> can
> > track it?
>
>
>

mubaig75
Wed Mar 15 13:39:07 CST 2006

Actually, in my checking account I categorize my CC payments as "Credit Card
Payments: Name of CC" special category.

"Dick Watson" wrote:

> First of all, "Credit Card Payments/Transfer" category is Evil, assuming you
> are not using Essential Register, and should be deleted with prejudice. See
> http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=167. If you are using Essential Register,
> you might also get the input that it is Evil as well.
>
> Second of all, how are you "categorizing" your TRANSFERS of money to the
> credit card accounts? Transfer:[name of credit card account] is very good.
> Credit Card Payment::[name of credit card account] is good. Bill:Credit Card
> is less good.
>
> "mubaig75" <mubaig75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46423319-FA0F-423D-B699-264E466458CC@microsoft.com...
> > I like to track/see how much am I paying on credit cards every month. I
> > selected Credit Card Payments/Transfers category but it shows $0.00. How
> can
> > track it?
>
>
>

Dick
Wed Mar 15 13:56:54 CST 2006

To answer questions in order:

Transfer: is normative and always useful. This is very good. Credit Card
Payment: is just like transfer in almost all ways, but is only meaningful
for Transfers to credit card accounts. Since it's essentially just like
Transfer but Transfer is universal, why not use Transfer and be done with
it? Thus, Credit Card Payment: is only good. Bills:Credit Cards is just
another expense category. It precludes making the credit card expenses
separately track-able. This is less good or even bad, depending on what your
goal of using Money is. If you want to track spending at a granular level,
it's bad.

Back to your problem.

If you customize an Income and Expense report to include Transfers, you
should be able to see them. I'd give you precise click paths, but I'm not at
a machine that has any version installed. But you can get there with and of
several customized reports.

"mubaig75" <mubaig75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4E84354-5F80-4965-A577-EBC1893A1268@microsoft.com...
> Actually, in my checking account I categorize my CC payments as "Credit
Card
> Payments: Name of CC" special category.

mubaig75
Wed Mar 15 14:36:33 CST 2006

I tried to customize Income/Expense report but i don't think I can be able to
see CC Bill Payments (in total) on that report.

I just like see how much do I spend on my credit cards every month? This
could be summation of all the transaction under all credit account or any
selected credit card account(s).

Thanks

"Dick Watson" wrote:

> To answer questions in order:
>
> Transfer: is normative and always useful. This is very good. Credit Card
> Payment: is just like transfer in almost all ways, but is only meaningful
> for Transfers to credit card accounts. Since it's essentially just like
> Transfer but Transfer is universal, why not use Transfer and be done with
> it? Thus, Credit Card Payment: is only good. Bills:Credit Cards is just
> another expense category. It precludes making the credit card expenses
> separately track-able. This is less good or even bad, depending on what your
> goal of using Money is. If you want to track spending at a granular level,
> it's bad.
>
> Back to your problem.
>
> If you customize an Income and Expense report to include Transfers, you
> should be able to see them. I'd give you precise click paths, but I'm not at
> a machine that has any version installed. But you can get there with and of
> several customized reports.
>
> "mubaig75" <mubaig75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A4E84354-5F80-4965-A577-EBC1893A1268@microsoft.com...
> > Actually, in my checking account I categorize my CC payments as "Credit
> Card
> > Payments: Name of CC" special category.
>
>
>

Frank
Wed Mar 15 16:45:37 CST 2006

mubaig75 wrote:
> I like to track/see how much am I paying on credit cards every
> month. I selected Credit Card Payments/Transfers category but it
> shows $0.00. How can track it?
> Thanks

Payees
RC the CC account
go to details

Dick
Wed Mar 15 19:09:55 CST 2006

I go into Monthly Income and Expenses. I customize it for Rows &
Columns|Transfers|Include transfers to or from accounts not in this report.
I set it to Account|[just my checking account] and Category|Clear all. I get
what I think you are looking for. There are ways to get the same type of
information with many other reports as well. E.g., customize an account
transactions report by Payee and/or Account.

"mubaig75" <mubaig75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95546492-EAD0-4CD8-8997-6463C689F856@microsoft.com...
>I tried to customize Income/Expense report but i don't think I can be able
>to
> see CC Bill Payments (in total) on that report.
>
> I just like see how much do I spend on my credit cards every month? This
> could be summation of all the transaction under all credit account or any
> selected credit card account(s).