From 5e65c3304f4a4d069148d0f6fe9e1f83e48c288f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JC5 Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:23:43 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated full description (markdown) --- full-description.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/full-description.md b/full-description.md index 7aa7881..f5c662f 100644 --- a/full-description.md +++ b/full-description.md @@ -79,10 +79,14 @@ Categories are slightly different. You might start to notice how some things don If you spend a certain amount on the same type of things _every month_, it's a budget. Bills are a budget. Groceries are a budget. "Going out" is a budget. -First and foremost: a category is incidental. +First and foremost: a category is incidental. You don't buy new furniture every month but you might want to keep track of such expenses. Or you don't care about costs for public traffic (budget-wise) but a category would be nice. + +The rule of thumb is: would you make a real life envelope for it? If yes: budget. If no: category. ## Tags +Tags are an extension of categories and meant to expand on the meta-data included in a transaction. Not yet functional though. + ## Piggy banks ## Recurring transactions