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2.4 Earning income

It is a good idea to earn income to pay for your expenses. Highly recommended. Like with paying expenses, to add income start by adding an income account. Let’s start with adding a salary account,

(Rent) :> aa
Account: Salary
0: Expense
1: Income
2: Asset
3: Liability
Type: 1
Opening Balance: 0
(Salary) :>

When you are paid, transfer money from the salary account to an asset account.

(Salary) :> t
 0: Checking
 1: Rent
 2: Salary
To Account: 0
 0: Checking
 1: Rent
 2: Salary
From Account: 2
Amount: 6000
Description: Salary
Day: 
Year [2019]: 
Month [4]: 
Day [30]:
(Salary) :> lt
2019-04-30 Salary        -6000.00
(Salary) :> la
Checking        14000.00   14000.00
Rent             2000.00    2000.00
Salary          -6000.00   -6000.00