Cash withdraw with debit card

[jungle boogie]

Hi All,

I don't think I'm doing this right...

2018/10/04 * 711
Expenses:Beverage:2018:Tea $0.99
Expenses:Food:2018:Snack $0.99
Expenses:Cash:2018 $10.00
Assets:Cash:Checking -$11.98

What I want this to show is a credit to my wallet of the $10 that was
withdrawn from checking.


Would it need to look something like this?

2018/10/04 * 711
Expenses:Beverage:2018:Tea $0.99
Expenses:Food:2018:Snack $0.99
Income:Wallet:Cash $10.00
Assets:Cash:Checking -$11.98

What are some other ideas on showing debit withdraws from POS?

Thanks!

[Dmitry Astapov]

Since most of my expenses are card - based and I can't be bothered to track
them, I do what you do in your original example : they go to expenses:cash
and that's the end of it.

My theory here is anything put in the wallet would be spent sooner or
later and it does not make sense to track wallet balance to closely

Post by jungle boogie
Hi All,
I don't think I'm doing this right...
2018/10/04 * 711
Expenses:Beverage:2018:Tea $0.99
Expenses:Food:2018:Snack $0.99
Expenses:Cash:2018 $10.00
Assets:Cash:Checking -$11.98
What I want this to show is a credit to my wallet of the $10 that was
withdrawn from checking.
Would it need to look something like this?
2018/10/04 * 711
Expenses:Beverage:2018:Tea $0.99
Expenses:Food:2018:Snack $0.99
Income:Wallet:Cash $10.00
Assets:Cash:Checking -$11.98
What are some other ideas on showing debit withdraws from POS?
Thanks!
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[Francesco Ariis]

Post by jungle boogie
What are some other ideas on showing debit withdraws from POS?

What would be wrong with the usual way of "separate" recording?

01/01/2018 Withdraw
Assets:Cash € 100
Assets:Checking

02/01/2018 Some Expense
Expenses:Beverages €5
Assets:Cash

[André Fincato]

Indeed I second that, it often gets tricky and easily messy wanting to =
put everything in one transaction.


André

Post by Francesco Ariis

Post by jungle boogie
What are some other ideas on showing debit withdraws from POS?

What would be wrong with the usual way of "separate" recording?
01/01/2018 Withdraw
Assets:Cash € 100
Assets:Checking
02/01/2018 Some Expense
Expenses:Beverages €5
Assets:Cash
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[Dmitry Astapov]

OP said "withdrawas from POS", which seem to suggest that he receives
cashback when making a purchase, so in some sense it actually makes sense
to record it in one transaction.

Post by André Fincato
Indeed I second that, it often gets tricky and easily messy wanting to =
put everything in one transaction.
André
What are some other ideas on showing debit withdraws from POS?
What would be wrong with the usual way of "separate" recording?
01/01/2018 Withdraw
Assets:Cash € 100
Assets:Checking
02/01/2018 Some Expense
Expenses:Beverages €5
Assets:Cash
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Post by Dmitry Astapov
OP said "withdrawas from POS", which seem to suggest that he receives
cashback when making a purchase, so in some sense it actually makes sense
to record it in one transaction.

I feel weirded out, we don't have this in Europe!

In any case, I would still have an `Asset:Cash` account rather
than `Expenses:Cash`.

[Dmitry Astapov]

Cashback is a thing in UK, at least.

If you end up spending all your cash anyway (as opposed to stashing it) you
might as well just skip a step a move it to expense:cash immediately.

Post by Francesco Ariis

Post by Dmitry Astapov
OP said "withdrawas from POS", which seem to suggest that he receives
cashback when making a purchase, so in some sense it actually makes sense
to record it in one transaction.

I feel weirded out, we don't have this in Europe!
In any case, I would still have an `Asset:Cash` account rather
than `Expenses:Cash`.
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[Francesco Ariis]

Post by Dmitry Astapov
Cashback is a thing in UK, at least.
If you end up spending all your cash anyway (as opposed to stashing it) you
might as well just skip a step a move it to expense:cash immediately.

To each his own, but putting `cash` under expenses is a very liberal
way of bookkeeping.

`Clothing`, `Utilities`, `Hookers & Booze` are expenses, cash is
an asset.

But I concede that if you use very little cash and mostly for one
kind of thing (going out, etc.) it is an OK approximation.

[Simon Michael]

Another data point. I track cash assets and expenses, so a mixed purchase and cash withdrawal transaction (eg at the supermarket) for me can look like:

2018/09/11 * sprouts
assets:personal:bank:wf:checking -$45.99
expenses:personal:food:groceries $5.99
assets:personal:cash:wallet $40

[jungle boogie]

Thus said Simon Michael on Fri, 5 Oct 2018 07:32:03 -1000

Post by Simon Michael
2018/09/11 * sprouts
assets:personal:bank:wf:checking -$45.99
expenses:personal:food:groceries $5.99
assets:personal:cash:wallet $40

I think this is what would work best for me.

Thanks all for the very responsive feedback.