Changing From Hledger to Beancount March 1, 2025 pta & ptpl Plain text accounting lets you leverage the features of a variety of apps using the same data. Beancount is better than hledger at tracking investments. PTPL 133 · Eventually Consistent: a PKM Allegory on Taking Imperfect Action Now December 2, 2024 ptpl & pta PKM is about processes rather than apps. Sort out your thoughts from other people's, and let everything else become consistent over time. Just start! PTPL 125 · Choosing Between Digital and Analog, and a Plain Text Accounting Update October 7, 2024 ptpl & pta You are in the driver's seat of your own life-vehicle, so welcome departures from your regular routes. Also, I'm very glad I stuck with plain text accounting. PTPL 116 · Plain Text Accounting Level 1, Complete! August 5, 2024 ptpl & pta However you track your finances, I hope you’ll be inspired by the fact that doing so in plain text is possible, and powerful! Edit .journal files in Obsidian. PTPL 113 · Some Free Tools Cost Too Much July 15, 2024 ptpl & pta Free versus paid apps - every option comes with a burden to bear . How to decide which one is right for you. Learning CLI I'm using hledger at a basic level, at last! PTPL 105 · Plain Text Budgeting Progress — Paper Made My Markdown Tables Better May 20, 2024 ptpl & pta Tracking finances on paper helped me understand how to shape my hands-on Markdown budget trackers as I adapt the envelope budgeting approach to fit my life PTPL 098 · One Tool For Everything, or Separate, Complementary Solutions? April 1, 2024 ptpl & pta Should software can be made to do things that can often be done more easily with separate apps or analog tools? A 3-step recipe for simplifying almost anything. PTPL 075 · Plain Text, Or Paper Budgeting Templates? The Experiment Begins October 23, 2023 ptpl & pta FKM update, and new adventure with paper-based budgeting begins! As much as I love plain text, sometimes analog tools are the best ones for the job. PTPL 064 · When Calendars are Time Machines, and iPads are reMarkable August 7, 2023 ptpl & pta A new perspective for integrating life data with dates: multi-layer calendars. I may not have a reMarkable, but I can use the tool I do have.