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I am after a money application that will allow a simple form of double
entry bookkeeping.  CBB (and my present Microsoft Money 97) are based on
standard bank accounts and use categories to see how much is spent in
each area.

I want to split my *one* bank account into a number of budgets
(mortgage, food, car...) where I can see overspends instantly. All of
the above packages are okay until I want to reconcile to statements, it
is at this time it all gets complicated as they only balance single
accounts. Certainly cbb doesn't seem to show correct balances until its
reconciled which is a further problem.

I am about to create a spreadsheet to do something which I am sure is a
pretty standard small business requirement... I cannot believe there is
not a gnu-type application that answers my problems?

Any suggestions welcomed...
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Guy William Hayton
Manchester, England
http://www.hayton.demon.co.uk

[posted and mailed]

There are a number of more sophisticated packages out there, most
directed towards business applications.  See:
<http://www.veryComputer.com/~cbbrowne/finances.html> for pretty much
"the list."

The latest that I've heard of was advertised in the latest Linux

product literature on a system offering:
- Sales entry/invoicing
- Point of Sale
- Inventory Control
- Cash Disbur*ts
- AR/AP/GL
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Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.  
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