If I leave the check number field blank the transactions match up fine. I've
now been leaving the check number field blank until after the transactions
are matched up. Then I add in the text I want. Not perfect, but it works.

- Merg

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"Steve" <respond[at]online.newsgroup> wrote in message
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"The Merg" <howard_mergler[at]NOSPAM.themerg.net> wrote on 22 Jan 2008 in
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Don't put "EFT" in there?

What does entering "EFT" accomplish? That's a rhetorical question. I
know that it provides you with a visibile reminder of how the bill was
paid, but if it's causing this problem, you'll have to choose which you
want to have -- properly working matches or "EFT" in the check field.

I just leave the field blank. If the bank wants to put a long check
number in there, I let them. I don't care about the check number except
for the actual check I write, and there are darn few of those any more.

If you want to test, leave "EFT" out of a few transactions, and see if
the matching works properly.

Good luck. Let us know what you decide.

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Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement

I am currently using M$2007 Deluxe. For some of my accounts I have it
download transactions from my bank. I've noticed a weird issue that I am not
sure why it is happening. In my checkbook, I mark transactions that have
been paid via automatic debit as "EFT" in the check number field. When the
transactions are downloaded, Money wants to match the downloaded transaction
with the next month's payment as opposed to the payment that was just made.

For example:

I have an entry in my checkbook for "Cable Company" on 01/15 for $50. I've
edited this transaction so the check number field contains the text of
"EFT". When I download transactions from my bank, it will ignore this entry
when matching and instead will propose matching it to "Cable Company" on
02/15, which is a future payment.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks,
Merg

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