Tracking designated funds

Periodically I will receive some funds (e.g. tax return, sale of stock, etc.)
that I work out how to spend (e.g. to pay off debts, make specific purchases,
etc.). In almost all cases, those funds are deposited in my primary checking
account. In many cases, some of those funds get reallocated simply because
they are in that checking account. What I would like to do is track those
specific expenditures against those funds while they are in my checking
account. Is there a way to do that without changing how they are
categorized? In other words, I want to be able to continue to track the
income and expenses with all my other expenses.

Thanks,
David

Dick
Sat Jan 01 23:22:08 CST 2005

I think what you are asking about is what Quicken calls "subaccounts". The
short answer re. Money and subaccounts is no. A longer answer--but only one
of several--is at http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=113.

"David Potter" <DavidPotter@anonymous.com> wrote in message
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> Periodically I will receive some funds (e.g. tax return, sale of stock,
> etc.)
> that I work out how to spend (e.g. to pay off debts, make specific
> purchases,
> etc.). In almost all cases, those funds are deposited in my primary
> checking
> account. In many cases, some of those funds get reallocated simply
> because
> they are in that checking account. What I would like to do is track those
> specific expenditures against those funds while they are in my checking
> account. Is there a way to do that without changing how they are
> categorized? In other words, I want to be able to continue to track the
> income and expenses with all my other expenses.