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!!Minimalistic accounting application


Right now I am doing fine using a spreadsheet application. But there might arise a need for managing the growing data in a more elaborate way.


The '''wish list'' reads as follows:
** Easy, reliable backup mechanism is a must have.
** More than one account must be manageable.
** Support for multiple currencies is important, too.
*** There must be one authoritative currency.
*** Exchange rates must be recorded over time.
*** Exchange rates must be editable by hand.
*** Exchange rates should be retrieved from a reliable source on the internet.
*** Transactions in a non-authoritative currency must be calculated using the exchange rate current for the time of the transaction and save the value in both currencies.
** Transactions from one account to another should reflect this logical link.
** It must be easy to find out...
*** ...what the current balance is for each account.
*** ...how much is flowing in and out for a specific period.
*** This must work for each account and in total over all accounts.