documentation/tools/bookkeeping-with-gnucash.md

Bookkeeping with GnuCash

Initial setup

In GnuCash Preferences (reached via Edit » Preferences), select the General vertical tab (these are alphabetical), and under Files, uncheck "Compress files".

Turning off file compression is crucial because we commit our GnuCash file to Git for collaboration.

Also in GnuCash Preferences, select the Register Defaults vertical tab, and under Default Style at the top select "Auto-split ledger".

This keeps the listing tight but allows quick recatogorization of expenses.