I think of it as a personal code vs. a set of rules for behavior in a system.

"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike."--Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband

Any QuickBooks users on the board? I'm confused about something and I don't know if it's how things were set up or what... basically, when I create an invoice (for membership fees or seminar registration fees) and then I apply payment to it, it shows up in the ledger. But then when I record deposits, which I need to do, that also shows up in the ledger and so it counts 1 payment twice.

What am I doing wrong? I usually go back and delete the invoice payment, because not all deposits have been invoiced, but I am sure that is something I shouldn't do.

Ugh. I'm somewhat nauseous since eating my chicken cordon bleu for lunch, followed almost immediately by a bottle of cranberry juice. I think I drank my juice too soon after finishing my chicken. I've been ugh for an hour now, and I just wish it would settle down. Also, I'm freezing, and have a small headache that I think is a product from the stomach issue.

Again, ugh.

I need msbelle's craigslist/ebay mojo. or something. I think we're about ready to let some things go (desk, poang chair), and I've watched her be awesome doing this and am jealous.

Nora, it looks like not only you have that problem.

"05-30-2007, 04:26 PM I'm a new quickbooks user, but this seems like something that shouldn't be troubling. I have created invoices, and began to recieve payments for them, but how I am entering them appears to make them 'double entered'. Once I recieve a payment from someone, I go to customer payments and enter that they have paid, so the invoice gets stamped 'paid'. The check is still in my hand, but quickbooks shows it as already there (in accounts recievable). Then I go to the bank, actually deposit the money, and then enter that deposit directly into the registry. Now that money is showing up a second time (in the operating account).

So if I invoice someone for $100, once the paid stamp appears on their invoice, it shows that there is $100 in that account. Then I deposit the money to the bank, and record the deposit in the registry for $100. Now that specific account shows the $100 deposit... totaling $200... $100 from accounts recievable, and $100 from the deposit at the bank.

I'm sure this is a very simple problem and there's just one step that I'm missing, but I dont' know what it is."

Exactly!

Here Nora, this thread might help (ignore the asshat talking about community college).

[link]

I am not sure I am awesome at it, I have sold lots, but often it takes multiple tries. I need to sell more since I seem to be bleeding money. termites were $1200, insurance is $800 monthly, mac's meds are $200 monthly, the cats were just $300, getting scoped in 2.5 weeks is going to be over $1000.

shockingly I have been paralyzed into inaction all day. overwhelmed by stress.

(((msbelle)))

Nora this may help too [link]

msbelle, I'm sorry it's being rough.