[hackerspaces] Replace GNUCash with...?

Dave Null noid23 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 20 20:12:11 CET 2010


We actually just use our online banking account. All of our incoming
cash (membership dues) and out going cash is handled from there. We
have a good ol' fashioned receipt folder for the rest.

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On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Far McKon <farmckon at gmail.com> wrote:
> We (Hive76) are using on open office spreadsheet. Basic layout is as follow
>
> Sheet 1: Regular income (member dues, up to 4 months. Always write in
> dollar amounts. color past-due fields red. )
> Sheet 2. Regular expenses (Rent/Internet/Coffee. up to 4 months.)
> Sheet 3 - m: Irregular income (Classes, events, donations. Only 3-4
> events per page)
> Sheet m - n: Irregular expenses (Classes, events, donations. Only 3-4
> events per page)
> Sheet n+1: Reconciliation - Adding totals from other sheets, and
> balance from bank account.
>
>
> We update the spreadsheet periodiclly (every week or so).  Every 4
> months (once so far) we store the old, and create a new blank one. We
> carry the bank, paypal, and other totals over into a new
> Reconciliation sheet, and start again for 3-4 months.
>
> That is what we do. Not the best system, but it works for us. I'd be
> interesting in hearing if/how/who/what has a better setup, I'm sure
> there are a lot better ideas we can use or draw from.
>
> hack on,
> - Far McKon
>
>
> http://www.Hive76.org  "Making things awesome,  making awesome things!"
> http://www.FarMcKon.net "Creatively Maladjusted"
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Simon Dorfman <simon at gumbolabs.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm wondering what other spaces are using to track money and payment of
>> dues.  Our treasurer tried GNUCash, but he's fed up with it (not sure why).
>> What's everyone else using?
>>
>> Simon Dorfman
>> Gumbo Labs
>> http://www.GumboLabs.org
>>
>> P.S.-I did find this wiki page:
>> http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Software_Wish_List#Member_Status_tool
>> P.P.S.-i found the http://code.google.com/p/hackerspace-os/ which looks
>> interesting...
>>
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