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Purush Thambu

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Oct 5, 2024, 2:44:15 AM10/5/24
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Hi


I setup my budget to show me cashflow on monthly basis - I have recurring transfer to investment asset, let's say $50 


~Monthly 

Expenses:Investment $50

Asset:Checking:MyBank $50

have posted transaction like 

2024/08/02 * TRANSFER TO MF01
(Expenses:Investment) $50
Assets:Investment:MF01 $50
Assets:Checking:Bank

>  ledger --budget --monthly -f  full.ledger register

keeps complaining

Error: 'equity' cannot accept virtual and non-virtual postings to the same account


> ledger --budget --monthly --real -f  full.ledger register

Doesn't adjust my budget - Any thoughts how I can do inter account transfer and still record an expense and budget it? 

Thanks

Igbanam Ogbuluijah

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Jan 15, 2025, 6:43:54 PMJan 15
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Two things

First, your budget needs an account to balance against. I've used Income here.

Next, "What are you really trying to do / see?"

If you're trying to see a list of your transactions, use ledger reg. If you're trying to see how much of your budget has been spent, use ledger budget.
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