Purchasing items for Free Geek with cash or debit card

Definitions

 * Vendor
 * Someone we pay money to, for instance a utility company.


 * Receipt
 * Document from a vendor showing how much was paid.

Buying something with cash or debit card

 * Always get a receipt from the vendor. It should have:
 * vendor name
 * date of transaction
 * description of transaction
 * amount
 * Write your name and date on the receipt
 * Get reimbursed from the receptionist (do not do this yourself)
 * Receptionist puts receipt in cash drawer.

In Gnucash

 * Open appropriate account
 * For debit card purchases, this is the regular bank account
 * For cash purchases, this is the "Cash Box" account.
 * Enter the amount into the expense field
 * Transfer field should be the appropriate expense account.
 * Initial the receipt and date it.

In file cabinet

 * File receipt in vendor folder