diff --git a/examples/csv/paypal-custom.csv.rules b/examples/csv/paypal-custom.csv.rules
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@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@
 # Paypal is a large continually-changing maze, and there are personal and business accounts (and variations of those, probably).
 # I think the following was true of a personal account circa 2018 and is not too far off in 2024:
 # Export CSV from Activity -> Statements -> Custom -> Activity download  https://www.paypal.com/reports/dlog
+# I have a "Customize report fields" link there, but you might not.
+# Possibly having signed up for a free developer account helps.
 # Suggested transaction type: "Balance affecting"
 # The default fields in 2018 were:
 # "Date","Time","TimeZone","Name","Type","Status","Currency","Gross","Fee","Net","From Email Address","To Email Address","Transaction ID","Shipping Address","Address Status","Item Title","Item ID","Shipping and Handling Amount","Insurance Amount","Sales Tax","Option 1 Name","Option 1 Value","Option 2 Name","Option 2 Value","Reference Txn ID","Invoice Number","Custom Number","Quantity","Receipt ID","Balance","Address Line 1","Address Line 2/District/Neighborhood","Town/City","State/Province/Region/County/Territory/Prefecture/Republic","Zip/Postal Code","Country","Contact Phone Number","Subject","Note","Country Code","Balance Impact"
 # This rules file assumes the following fields, configured in "Customize report fields":
 # "Date","Time","TimeZone","Name","Type","Status","Currency","Gross","Fee","Net","From Email Address","To Email Address","Transaction ID","Item Title","Item ID","Reference Txn ID","Receipt ID","Balance","Note"
+#
+# As an alternative to downloading CSV, you can get a free developer account,
+# download JSON from their API, and convert that to CSV, with paypaljson and paypaljson2csv: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#paypaljson 
+# This has the advantage of being fully automated, and is what I do.
 
 fields date, time, timezone, description_, type, status_, currency, grossamount, feeamount, netamount, fromemail, toemail, code, itemtitle, itemid, referencetxnid, receiptid, balance, note