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On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 11:24:42 -0500
Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> 
> That's a very good 30-second tutorial on using finance-management 
> software. Anyone know of a five-minute version? I'm looking for 
> something that explains (briefly) the difference between double-entry 
> accounting versus its alternatives, what's a "general ledger" as opposed
> 
> to some other type of ledger, how do you remember if a transaction is a 
> debit or a credit, etc.

I don't know of a five minute one, and I don't know of an online
one, but I do have a recommendation for you.  I spent a year as
the finance manager of a small non-profit, and I had to learn this
stuff.  I found the Schaum's outline that used to be called
_Elementary Bookkeeping_ and now is called _Schaum's Outline of
Bookkeeping and Accounting_  (and not to be confused with their
similarly titled _Easy Outline of Bookkeeping and Accounting_)
to be really, really good.  I picked the stuff up very quickly.

-c

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