Re: Syncable finance app?

[John Miller <jmiller@thecsl.org>]

Thank you, Doug and rb, for two different approaches to my problem.  I'm 
not, however, looking to roll my own solution if I can avoid it.  Since 
there are plenty of sync-friendly apps for Palm's Address Book, Date 
Book, and Memo Pad, it seemed that there'd be a similar Palm finance app 
that could sync to a larger Linux app.

I really dislike relying on the bank to keep track of what I spend.  
What happens if I write a check that doesn't get cashed for a week or 
two?  Or if a debit/credit card transaction takes a few days to process 
(as happens from time to time)?  The bank does a very good job of 
keeping track, but for certain things, a manual checkbook register is 
better.  Besides, there's the whole issue of trust.  I trust the bank to 
get things right, but not so much that I won't check their math myself!  
Relying solely on online banking neglects my own responsibility to keep 
track of what I spend.

I'm going to see if anyone else on the list has ideas, then start to 
think about writing something myself.

--John