Invoices… right under my nose…
September 24th, 2008
I'm slightly embarrassed about my choice for invoicing mentioned in a previous post. I hastily went with the first one listed when I should have looked at the second page of the google search. All this time, it's been right under my nose. I use it on a daily basis. It's GnuCash.
The thing that got me was that I, for some reason, thought that a web-based application was what I needed. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that account management needed to be offline. I spent a night reading through the excellent documentation included with GnuCash, and I was up and using the included business tools to create invoices. And, even better, it integrates with my other accounts that I was already using in GnuCash (checking, savings, etc).
I'm no accountant, and would never like to be, but now that I've spent a little time reading about the double-entry system in GnuCash, I actually understand that money coming in and going out needs to be accounted for somewhere. Even if it's not my money. Anyway, I feel a little bad that I spent time using and evaluating the aforementioned online invoicing system, but everyday in this job is a learning experience and that's what keeps me going.
