tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post7008769199285867817..comments2024-03-28T21:41:32.110-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: AccountingGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-71530810536458018192015-05-26T11:44:03.022-04:002015-05-26T11:44:03.022-04:00Do what you do well- life is too short to learn ev...Do what you do well- life is too short to learn everything. <br />ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-58809763158022500022015-05-24T09:49:28.433-04:002015-05-24T09:49:28.433-04:00Thanks for the inspiration. I have never been the ...Thanks for the inspiration. I have never been the bookkeeping type, but I am getting there after almost 60 years of neglecting the subject. It is a sign of progress, I think, that I understand part of what you wrote.tyreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-53042026276346630852015-05-23T15:45:09.480-04:002015-05-23T15:45:09.480-04:00I still think of the categories as debt-vs.-credit...I still think of the categories as debt-vs.-credit from my years of practicing in bankruptcy court--but it's the same thing, really: mirror images of the same relationship.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-53264795737965229372015-05-23T15:02:30.014-04:002015-05-23T15:02:30.014-04:00It's becoming clear how double-entry book-keep...<i>It's becoming clear how double-entry book-keeping brought commercial life out of the dark ages.</i><br /><br />Double-entry bookkeeping, when it was developed, also made embezzlement harder to do and easier to detect. However, as with all arms races, the bad guys have caught up with and surpassed the good guys here, too.<br /><br />Oh, and that's <i>debit</i> and credit, not <i>debt</i> and.... [g]<br /><br />Still, Excel does a wonderful job of handling my family's finances.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-81272581547091671712015-05-23T13:03:30.433-04:002015-05-23T13:03:30.433-04:00It's an area I've neglected as well. I ca...It's an area I've neglected as well. I can handle personal finances, but organizational bookkeeping is something I've not ever attempted to do. Good to hear that it's not out of range, if I ever wanted to try.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com