From f27e96d4a7e86981525615031d7142a4d760401b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 21:13:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] chart notes --- NOTES | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/NOTES b/NOTES index a2154b8aa..d0d833a29 100644 --- a/NOTES +++ b/NOTES @@ -70,6 +70,31 @@ what does my balance history look like ? what does my balance future look like ? are there any cashflow, tax, budgetary problems looming ? +** charts +[1:27pm] I have decided I am not getting enough visible day-to-day value out of my ledger, I need more of that to stay motivated +[1:27pm] What do you think will help in that? +[1:27pm] I think some simple self-updating charts, or even good reports in a visible place +[1:28pm] something I don't have to spend an hour fiddling with to get answers +[1:38pm] Nafai: identifying/designing some useful reports/charts seems to be blocking me +[1:39pm] there are probably some standard ones I should use +[1:40pm] a graph of daily net worth is probably one of the simplest +[1:58pm] what else.. a chart of weekly expenses in key categories +[1:58pm] ditto, monthly +[1:58pm] a chart of monthly income +[1:59pm] those three should help me be more clear about cashflow status +[2:00pm] also I'd like something that shows me how much I am on top of financial tracking - how current my numbers are, when last reconciled etc - at a glance +[2:01pm] another simple one: current balances in all accounts +[2:01pm] those would be a great start +[2:04pm] daily net worth, weekly expense, monthly expense, monthly income, confidence/currentness report, and balance report +[2:05pm] let's see, which of those 6 would give most payoff right now +[2:05pm] probably 5 +[2:06pm] how could I measure that ? +[2:06pm] number of days since last ledger entry.. +[2:06pm] number of ledger entries in last 30 days (compared to average) +[2:07pm] number of days since last cleared checking entry (indicating an online reconcile) +[2:08pm] those would be a good start. How do I make those visual +[2:09pm] well I guess the first step is a script to print them + * misc ** compare other languages! a parser generator and decent speed is required *** python: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/ZestyParser, pysec, pyparsing