"bpvarian" <bpvarian[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Assuming you're getting OFX downloads (each transaction has a unique ID) you
shouldn't get duplicates. If you're using QIF or Windows Live/Yodlee, all
bets are off.

As long as the voided $400 is offset by $400 of manual entries, you should
be able to balance. I added a voided transaction to my register, and it
didn't mess up the starting balance when balancing.

I've generally rearranged my Money file to avoid having to void such
transactions, so I can't confirm that a voided transaction won't mess up
your budget. A common issue that messes up Money's budget are
changed/deleted scheduled bills: For example, deleting and re-creating a
paycheck series sometimes doubles one's budgeted income (if only it were
that easy). I've been on this group for 6-7 years, and don't remember ever
seeing a post about a voided item messing up the budget.

If you make a copy of your file, make shortcuts directly to each file, and
set each file to use a different name for backups, you could maintain two
copies of your file for a short time to verify that there are no adverse
effects in your budget or elsewhere.

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Scott Tyler
agent_scotty-at-hotmail-dot-com

In microsoft.public.money, bpvarian wrote:

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OK... now this is a workaround that may or may not be of interest to
you: from the account list, right-click to make that loan account
"Closed" even tho it is open. That will stop Money Plus, and I think
2007, from downloading to the account.

You can toggle SortAccountListBy-> HideClosedAccounts to see or not
see the account. You can re-open the account from Money's point of
view whenever you want.



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bpvarian wrote:

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Options:
1. Don't delete the transaction; mark it Void. It won't be downloaded
again, but you'll have to leave it there until it's older than the
oldest date for your bank's downloads.

2. Set up a cash pass-through account. Name it something descriptive
like "Payments Pass-Through". Make the single large downloaded payment
a transfer to the cash account. In the cash account this shows up as a
deposit. Add four individual transfers in the cash account to make your
loan payments. The balance in the cash account is now zero.

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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

Ah!
voiding will work (didn't know you could do that!).
So I guess first I have to accept the transaction, then I can void it.
and as long as it:
1) doesn't download anymore
and
2) doesn't mess up my balance so that i can reconcile every month,
and I guess
3) doesn't affect my budgeting
then this solution will be perfect. Can you confirm this ? (to the best of
your ability)?
thanks for your advice.
Brad

"Scott Tyler" wrote:

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Hi Brad,

What comes down is what comes down. There's not much you can do about it,
besides voiding it (which should stop it from re-downloading this month).

What other users do is set up a cash account for un-splittable items
(multiple loan payments / paychecks / etc in a single transaction)

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Scott Tyler
agent_scotty-at-hotmail-dot-com


"bpvarian" <bpvarian[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi Cal-
As always, thanks a million for all of your knowledge that you offer this
forum.
I don't want to cancel my bank (bank of america), just this one transaction
with them that keeps downloading after I delete it. Every other transation I
use with them is great, I just wish this one transaction would stop
downloading everytime.....
ideas?
Brad

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, bpvarian wrote:

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To cancel online service for the lender,
AccountList-> ManageOnlineServices. Click the account. Click
StopUsingOnlineServices.

Hello,
I have 4 student loans, all with the same lender. So I pay them all in one
check (say $400). In the past I tried to pay each loan seperately, sending
the lender 4 different checks, but there were a ton of headaches with this as
they lender never applied the payments properly.
so in Money, I am forced to split this single transaction into 4 different
ones because using "Split" will not allow me to transfer to a Loan account
like it might with checking, savings, etc. Since the payments are all
different amounts (though they may add up to $400) I use 4 separate
transactions (which of course add up to my single payment that i made to the
lender).
so I really don't want to use the (automatically downloaded) single bank
payment, i want to use my 4 manually entered payments.
how can I get this bank statement to stop downloading? I have tried to
delete it, etc, but of course it comes back everytime I do an online update.

any ideas?
thanks!
Brad