I setup a scheduled Transfer with an amount equal to my anticipated average
payment--this keeps the Forecast Cash Flow in the ballpark. When I get the
bill, I enter the scheduled item using the amount from the bill. If I
anticipate that the next bill will be way bigger or smaller than average, I
occasionally feel compelled to Edit that entry in the series before I get
the bill, again to get the Forecast Cash Flow back in the ballpark.

You might also want to look at Debt Reduction Planner which can be setup to
automagically modulate the scheduled amount. I don't find this helps that
much at best and it does not solve the problem of having to replace the
forecast amount with an actual amount when you get the bill.

"Will Wilson" <willwwilson[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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ok,

Do I need to setup an automatic transaction in bills and deposits and if so
set the ammount at what? Or is this something I will do manually every
month?

I currently do a manual entry everytime I make a payment and I do a "Credit
card payment" from my checking account to my CC account. However this will
not help with future cash flow.

Thank you for your help on this simple issue....

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It should be how much money you intend to pay the credit card.

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Thanks Steve,

So what should I enter for the ammount of this transfer? Should it be the
total of all budgeted items that go onto that card?

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Will,
Every month when you pay your credit card thru your checking account, do
you create a transfer payment in Money? Schedule a transfer to debit your
checking account and credit your credit card account. I think that should
solve your problem. Good luck. Steve

I have recently started using Ms Money 05 and I have a problem with the cash
flow forecast.

I have setup my budget as well as the bills and deposits. We use our credit
card to purchase all of our day to day items due to the fact we get cash
back from the credit card. We also pay the balance off every month from our
checking account.

All of the items in the budget reflect the correct account they come out of
including the day to day items coming out of the credit card account.
However in the cash flow forecast the average of the accounts is correct,
but the accounts themselves are not. Our checking account balance is going
thru the roof, and our credit card balance is going in the ground. How do I
fix the cash flow forcast to be more accurate on our checking and credit
card accounts?

Thanks,

Will