I added the following to the answer in the FAQ database; it'll make it onto
the web Real Soon Now:
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If you need to do this with several payees simultaneously and want to keep
track of the separate unpaid balances due, probably the only good choice is
to temporarily create liability accounts for each unpaid balance. The basic
steps here would be to create the liability account(s), record the expenses
and the addition to the liability in a split transaction when you pay the
partial amount, and then pay down the liability with transfers. Example
transactions with a newly created liability account--created with $0
starting balance--named "Unpaid Phone Co Balance":

First transaction total $10 (paid amount), split #1: $45
Utilities:Telephone, split #2: ($35) Transfer:Unpaid Phone Co Balance

Nth transaction (paying it off): total $65 (paid amount, split #1: $45
Utilities Telephone, split #2 $20 Transfer:Unpaid Phone Co Balance

When you get the liability account balance back down to $0, you can just
close the liability account.

"Harley" <%nospamharleyobrien%64hotmail.com%nospam> wrote in message
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Well, I suppose you could use separate holding categories. You might also
want to create separate liability accounts and transfer the unpaid balances
to the liability accounts. If you really want it to show up at the account
level and as a balance on bills and deposits and so on, creating these as
accounts is probably the only way to go.

"Harley" <%nospamharleyobrien%64hotmail.com%nospam> wrote in message
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for itemized control I mean, money keeping track that the phone bill AND the
cable bills were partially paid, and have past due signs in the bills and
deposits lists, but now only for the pending balance.
the solution you mentioned just keeps track of one whole amount past due.

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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I don't understand what you mean by "loose all item control". Are we talking
something that should be a Money Account like a credit card or similar?

"Harley" <%nospamharleyobrien%64hotmail.com%nospam> wrote in message
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thank you.
but isnt there a nicer way of doing it? that aproach just creates a category
to hold all pendings past due... you loose all item control.
Isn't partial payments considered in Money?

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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See http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=132.

"Harley" <%nospamharleyobrien%64hotmail.com%nospam> wrote in message
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How do I record a partial payment for a recurring bill?
I want Money to register a payment for, lets say, $150 on a recurring bill
of $250, and show me an overdue message for the remaning $100. Is this
possible?