From a9e274d87ed10cb110f657d251f7a28967008fa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Red S Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:58:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: effective_date README minor fixes --- beancount_reds_plugins/effective_date/README.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/beancount_reds_plugins/effective_date/README.md b/beancount_reds_plugins/effective_date/README.md index a86bbb9..603a2be 100644 --- a/beancount_reds_plugins/effective_date/README.md +++ b/beancount_reds_plugins/effective_date/README.md @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Effective dates plugin for Beancount ------------------------------------ Double entry bookkeeping requires each transaction to occur instantaneously in time. In -Beancount, that translates to each transaction occurring on a single date. However, it is -occasionally useful to view different legs of a transaction occurring across difference -periods of time. For example, consider: +Beancount, that means each transaction must occur on a single date. However, it is +occasionally useful to view different legs (postings) of a transaction as occurring +across different dates. For example, consider: ```` 2014-12-15 * "Annual Insurance payment for 2015" @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ gets rewritten into: Expenses:Insurance ```` -The plugin also allows for legs to occur on multiple different dates. For example: +The plugin allows for postings to occur on multiple different dates. For example: ```` 2015-02-01 * "Car insurance: 3 months"