[virgoerns]

Ledger CLI is wonderful. I've been using it for over a year for budgeting (via envelope-style virtual accounts) and keeping track of my family expenses.

The biggest advantage is that it's just a plain text. I can read it, I can store it in git, I can backup it. If I make an error, it's easy to fix with text editor I'm familiar with. In the beginning I changed my accounts naming scheme several times and it was super quick and easy with simple sed. Previously I used GNU Cash, which is another double-entry accounting program, and doing any bulk edits was a serious pain.