OK, I'm using Money 2003 OEM. The "About Money" screen
lists it as Version 11.0.

I want to display a spending thermometer on "My Money
Home Page" that shows total monthly spending on the
expenses listed under the "Expenses" category shown in
the Advisor FYI Options.

When I click on the "Customize" link under "Advisor FYI"
on the "My Money Home page", the "Advisor FYI Options"
screen pops up, and I select the "Monthly Spending" tab.

On this screen, I have set up expense thermometers for
several categories (Automobile, etc.), and those
thermometers appear on the Home page, and accurately
indicate the spending level for those expenses.

But when I enter a thermometer for the "Expenses"
category as a whole, it displays the thermometer on the
Home page, but it always indicates $0 expenses. If the
other expense thermometers show spending, then shouldn't
the "Expenses" thermometer show something other than $0?
I have downloaded my bank statements, I have categorized
numerous expenses--groceries, insurance, gasoline, etc.
over several months, including Feb., but it still
indicates $0.

There IS a bar chart on the Home page that shows Income
and Expenses, so it appears that Money is recognizing
some entries as expenses. When I click on the Expense
bar of the chart, the "View Transactions: Expense" box is
displayed and it has numerous entries. When I click on
the Expense Thermometer, the "Transaction List for All
Expenses" box is displayed, but it lists no entries. How
do I get the thermometer to show total spending on all
expenses? Hope this is detailed enough. I have tried
to find a solution from several sources (help, user
guide, tutorial video) with no luck.

Thanks
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I'm not trying to discourage you from asking for help. But when you take
your car in and say "it's making some noise" they need to have something
more to go on. So do we. All you have to do is describe where in the
application you are seeing whatever it is you are seeing, what you are
seeing, and what you expect to be seeing instead. We're willing to help, but
were not psychics. Psychotics, maybe.

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In microsoft.public.money, None wrote:

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The surprising answer is that paying a bill is not an expense. It is
a cash flow.

When you buy the item, it is an expense. When you pay the bill, it
is money movement.

OK, thanks. I just started using the application, so
forgive me for being so incredibly imprecise. If I can't
figure it out, I'll post again when I have more
information. Have a nice day.
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How about you giving us some clue where in the application you are seeing
all this? Your language is incredibly imprecise and non-specific and this
makes it very difficult to help you.

"lists bills, etc., in the separate categories" This is some report?
Register view? Bills and Deposits? Budget Planner???

"listed my payments as bills" This is in Bills and Deposits? Register
transaction entries? What do you mean "payments as bills"? Scheduled them in
Bills & Deposits? Used the category "Bills" instead of some more specific
expense category?

"appear under expenses" In some report? In details for some category? In
Budget Planner?

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2003 lists bill, etc in the separate categories, but show
0$ when I look at total expenses. I have listed my
payments as bills. How do I get them to appear under
expenses?