Comments on: Manage your money in Linux with HomeBank http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TheHoldSteadyhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-1009214 TheHoldSteady Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:27:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-1009214 LOL! I just downloaded and started using mmex 0.9.4.2 in Ubuntu! I have run into a slight existing bug: when using the MM/DD/YYYY date format when there is more than one page of transactions, the day and months get flipped when the transaction is saved. I filed a (forth) comment on the open bug report on SourceForge, but this still appears to be the exact program I've been looking for. LOL! I just downloaded and started using mmex 0.9.4.2 in Ubuntu! I have run into a slight existing bug: when using the MM/DD/YYYY date format when there is more than one page of transactions, the day and months get flipped when the transaction is saved. I filed a (forth) comment on the open bug report on SourceForge, but this still appears to be the exact program I’ve been looking for.

]]> By: Don Birdsallhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-1009160 Don Birdsall Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:10:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-1009160 Read my comment on Money Manager Ex. It's a far better program than HomeBank. I've been using it for about six months with no problems. As I commented earlier, HomeBank cannot split a transaction. You might get it to balance your checkbook but it's useless for budgeting. Read my comment on Money Manager Ex. It’s a far better program than HomeBank. I’ve been using it for about six months with no problems. As I commented earlier, HomeBank cannot split a transaction. You might get it to balance your checkbook but it’s useless for budgeting.

]]> By: TheHoldSteadyhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-1009054 TheHoldSteady Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:21:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-1009054 I just tried setting up HomeBank after trying to use GnuCash (waaay overkill; I am not a stock market day trader nor do I run my own small business). So I set up a checking account and entered in data from one of my bank statements: the starting balance, eleven checks, one ATM withdrawal, and two wage deposits. And the result is: the final balance provided by HomeBank doesn't match my bank statement! Not. even. close. It is different than the starting balance; it just has no connection with the data input nor reality. So it is simpler than GnuCash; it just can't subtract or add. And there is no explicit Income category, just Payees. But to quote the (online) help: "The payee identify people you give money to, as like as those you receive money from." So there's that. What ever 'that' means. Plus, there is no register-style interface to show the change of your account blance with each line entry; just the entries and a sum total in the upper right corner of the page (which in my case was the incorrect amount). The entry stuff is probably my fault, but not having a register style interface is really mind boggling and a deal breaker; what do French cheque books look like? I had hopes for HomeBank, but I'll have to keep looking. I really didn't think it was going to be this hard to find a simple personal finance package for Linux. I just tried setting up HomeBank after trying to use GnuCash (waaay overkill; I am not a stock market day trader nor do I run my own small business). So I set up a checking account and entered in data from one of my bank statements: the starting balance, eleven checks, one ATM withdrawal, and two wage deposits. And the result is: the final balance provided by HomeBank doesn’t match my bank statement! Not. even. close. It is different than the starting balance; it just has no connection with the data input nor reality.

So it is simpler than GnuCash; it just can’t subtract or add. And there is no explicit Income category, just Payees. But to quote the (online) help: “The payee identify people you give money to, as like as those you receive money from.” So there’s that. What ever ‘that’ means.

Plus, there is no register-style interface to show the change of your account blance with each line entry; just the entries and a sum total in the upper right corner of the page (which in my case was the incorrect amount). The entry stuff is probably my fault, but not having a register style interface is really mind boggling and a deal breaker; what do French cheque books look like?

I had hopes for HomeBank, but I’ll have to keep looking. I really didn’t think it was going to be this hard to find a simple personal finance package for Linux.

]]> By: w1rehttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-965276 w1re Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:34:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-965276 i enjoy using hibiscus under windows.... but since it is java-based, it should run equally well under linux i enjoy using hibiscus under windows…. but since it is java-based, it should run equally well under linux

]]> By: Scott LaPlanthttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-965260 Scott LaPlant Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-965260 I love Linux but I dont think Linux is the best for homebank. I love Linux but I dont think Linux is the best for homebank.

]]> By: jackhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-965239 jack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:26:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-965239 cool. never heard about this app before. i really like MoneyDance, given it is not freeware (still cross-platform tho), but this one looks similar. i wonder what options are lacking that i'd need. will def check it out... cool. never heard about this app before. i really like MoneyDance, given it is not freeware (still cross-platform tho), but this one looks similar. i wonder what options are lacking that i’d need. will def check it out…

]]> By: Will Stephensonhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-965193 Will Stephenson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:02:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-965193 'But that depends on KDE' misleads your readers. It reinforces the perception that applications built on the KDE platform are not useful outside the Plasma desktop. KMyMoney is widely used on other desktops and GnuCash and HomeBank used on the Plasma desktop. ‘But that depends on KDE’ misleads your readers. It reinforces the perception that applications built on the KDE platform are not useful outside the Plasma desktop. KMyMoney is widely used on other desktops and GnuCash and HomeBank used on the Plasma desktop.

]]> By: Don Birdsallhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/07/manage-your-money-in-linux-with-homebank/comment-page-1/#comment-964967 Don Birdsall Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:53:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=22868#comment-964967 It's been about six months but the last time I tried HomeBank it could not split a transaction. So if you shopped at a department store and purchased items in different categories, there was no way to separate them. This inability renders HomeBank useless for budgeting. A much better alternative is Money Manager Ex. Money Manager does allow transaction splitting and is a far better tool. It’s been about six months but the last time I tried HomeBank it could not split a transaction. So if you shopped at a department store and purchased items in different categories, there was no way to separate them. This inability renders HomeBank useless for budgeting. A much better alternative is Money Manager Ex. Money Manager does allow transaction splitting and is a far better tool.

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