tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/moneydance-development/78-available-for-download-with-or-without-source-whats-leftInfinite Kind: Discussion 2015-03-31T16:14:27Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-04T13:59:25Z2012-02-04T13:59:25ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Update: It only looks up to 60 days ahead, figuring most people
get paid at least once a month. I should have mentioned that.</p></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T00:26:42Z2012-04-02T21:47:48ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Update2: Fixed a couple of things. If anyone downloaded it (i
don't have logs), may want to update. Specifically, if you already
recorded a transaction today it should now ignore it in the
calculations. Also, there was a potential divide by zero error if
the income reminder was dated today, fixed that too. Not sure but
as of v3 these issues are taken care of to my knowledge.</p>
<p>v4: Now will tell you if you have no income scheduled for
future, which would make this extension useless because it needs to
know when next income is to tell you how much is left until
payday.</p>
<p>v5: Bug fix (error with displaying upcoming incorrect balance
remaining if no bill reminders between now and next income)</p>
<p>v6-v8 bug fixes: Last update 4/2/2012 .. This corrected some
issues with multiple transactions occuring on one date..</p></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T01:02:53Z2012-02-05T01:02:53ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Great Idea.<br>
However, one can already schedule Reminders to post to one's
Moneydance account ledger up to 365 days in the future.</p>
<p>I already know how much I have, and will have, for the next 365
days from now in my ledger.</p>
<p>I have a fixed, monthly income. That is why I can have my income
scheduled in to my ledger 365 days in advance.</p>
<p>See attached sceenshots.</p></div>james ftag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T01:22:05Z2012-02-05T01:22:05ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Perhaps i'm a newbie, but i'm not 100% sure how to pull those
screens up - - our situations our similar:</p>
<p>-i get income once per month from SS -I pay capital one credit
card (almost paid off)</p>
<p>To me, those look like future transactions that have been
recorded, not reminders from the calendar, i.e. with recurrances
(evey x wednesday for example).</p>
<p>However, I like the simple idea of:<br>
Until next income, exactly how many days are left (i.e. with social
security for me this month it's 28 days between checks, and next
month its 35 days between chekcs). Also, since i get a fixed amount
monthly,I like to break it down to how much i have per day. Most
months lately it's been (because i've been dedicating a lot to
credit cards) about $5/day left. When I don't spend the money on
something else for the day, I'll take that extra $5 (knowing what i
have per day) and pay down CC with it, that's just something i do
and is probably more quirky.</p>
<p>Quicken had this feature, and i just got used to it.</p>
<p>My thing doesn't schedule anything, it looks at current balance
and scheduled reminders (not necessarily future recorded
transactions).</p></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T01:29:52Z2012-02-05T01:29:52ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Below are some of my screenshots just to share:</p>
<ol>
<li>My calendar</li>
<li>Another extension moneydance-forecaster i use as a basis for
what i want from my app</li>
<li>My app's output, simplified "what i need" from moneydance
forecaster.</li>
</ol></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T02:00:53Z2012-02-05T02:00:53ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>One final comment for now, if you schedule transactions in the
future, i cannot guarantee that this app will work for you. I just
use 'current balance' and 'reminders'. Perhaps i oversimplified it
by not presuming there are future transactions scheduled.</p></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T15:00:09Z2012-02-05T15:08:21ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Take a look at some of my Transaction Reminder screenshots.</p>
<p>As I have said, I have them scheduled to be in my ledger 365
days into the future.</p>
<p>What I have in my ledgers are Transaction Reminders.</p>
<p>To add Transaction Reminders, you click on New Transaction
Reminder.</p>
<p>Screenshots 1 - 5 show how to schedule Transaction Reminders to
post to your ledger up to 365 days into the future.</p>
<p>In screenshots 6 and 8, you click where the arrow is located to
bring up screenshots 7 and 9.</p>
<p>Argh, screenshots 6 and 8 don't show the arrow. You click on the
bottom right hand corner where it says Balance: $xxx.xx .</p></div>james ftag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T15:11:36Z2012-02-05T15:11:36ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Oh i see you're doing "Auto-Commit", I didn't realize that --
that was what i didn't understand. I wouldn't want any transaction
to auto commit without my manual intervention. For example, let's
say i auto-commit a social security deposit, but then the
government has one of those 'debt ceiling' issues and decides to
stop paying, i'll think i have the money when it's not there. Also,
if i auto-commit a credit card payment, i might think i already
made the payment, when i never actually did. The only time an
auto-commit might be useful for me would be for an automatic (by
the bank) transfer which i do no manual intervention on (for
example, i have an automatic $25 checking to savings transfer once
per month. Still, i'd prefer to commit that myself too so i see
when it happens.</p></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T15:24:41Z2012-02-05T15:24:41ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>I receive SSDI. I have been receiving SSDI since 2003. In all
this time, not once has the Federal Government decide to stop
paying due to any type of "debt ceiling". I don't believe that
there is a "debt ceiling" when it comes to Social Security
payments, at least I haven't experience any.</p>
<p>For me, Auto-Commit my Transaction Reminders reminds me to make
my payments on time every month. That is what a Transaction
Reminder is, it's just a reminder.</p></div>james ftag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-05T15:28:23Z2012-02-05T15:28:23ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>I receive SSDI too, since 2003 as well (though they backdated my
application to 2001).. However, just last year the republican
congress wanted to block the debt ceiling from being increased,
which would have meant the governent wouldn't have been able to pay
any of their bills including social security checks. They made a
compromise agreement and raised the ceiling when they agreed to
make significant cuts to other government programs (including 50%
coming from military budget for example, which they're working on
now), there's only so many more cuts they can agree to make if the
debt ceiling comes up again, and at current rate it just might
happen. Note, that's why i subscribe (as you may have seen in my
screenshots of bills) to new york times, it's worth keeping up with
the news.</p></div>robwilkenstag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/134358442012-02-08T20:30:54Z2012-02-08T20:30:54ZAvailable for Download (with or without Source): What's Left<div><p>Just FYI - I've just updated v5 with a bug fix. I don't think
anyone other than me is using this, but if you are, redownload from
original link.</p></div>robwilkens