There are two ways you can handle this. One way is not to use transfers.
The other way is to set up Suspense accounts. I have set up "Suspense
Account Banks" and "Suspense Account Credit Cards." I transfer a payment to
the appropriate suspense account when I write the check. I make a transfer
from the appropriate suspense account when the transaction is completed.

I do not use this method to track the "float", although this is a by product
of the method. Over the years I have found it desirable to start a new money
file from scratch using QIF imports. This can easily turn into a real
nightmare if you make a lot of transfers among accounts. The suspense
account method makes my life easier.


"Nick" <nsjudge[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Nick wrote:

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One way is to enter two separate transfers to/from a special account
created for the purpose. That account should normally have a $0
balance when both sides of transactions are present..

Money requires that you have a single date for a transfer
between 2 accounts. However, in reality, this is often not
the case.

For example, when I pay my credit card bill online, the
credit card company uses the date I entered the info
online (e.g., 10/1/2003). However, the money might not
actually be withdrawn from my checking account for a few
days (e.g., 10/6/2003). So, from my credit card
statement's point of view, the transfer occured on 10/1.
However, from my checking statement's point of view, the
transfer occured on 10/6. Money simply uses whichever date
was input last, so it always appears that the transfer
occured on 10/6 for both the credit card and the checking
account within Money.

Any way to fix this, or get the feature added in future
versions?