Comments on: Better analysis for your finances http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/ Easy online money management Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marty http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-15050 Marty Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:27:41 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-15050 Wm, Yes, I am still reading this. Thanks for the reply. In my case, I do not believe your explanation applies. HOWEVER, it looks like they fixed something because I've just gone back to the report that I described in error and all the amounts are now correct. $100 + $100 now equals $200. Thanks Buxfer people. Wm,

Yes, I am still reading this. Thanks for the reply. In my case, I do not believe your explanation applies. HOWEVER, it looks like they fixed something because I’ve just gone back to the report that I described in error and all the amounts are now correct. $100 + $100 now equals $200.

Thanks Buxfer people.

]]> By: Wm Tanksley http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-14970 Wm Tanksley Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:36:28 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-14970 I hope you're still reading this, Marty; I found the problem. The pie chart will hide any slices/categories whose net amount is non-positive -- in my case, my "Monthly" category included my paycheck, so it almost never showed on the chart. So... You might try finding all your income and moving it to a category used only for income. I hope you’re still reading this, Marty; I found the problem. The pie chart will hide any slices/categories whose net amount is non-positive — in my case, my “Monthly” category included my paycheck, so it almost never showed on the chart.

So… You might try finding all your income and moving it to a category used only for income.

]]> By: Marty http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-14134 Marty Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:20:52 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-14134 Perhaps most people are not checking it closely. I may not have noticed but I had a couple of situations where the amounts were very easy, for example $100 + $100 and I noticed the pie chart said $185. This caused me to look more closely and I found other errors. I emailed a couple of screen shots illustrating the problem to support@buxfer.com. Perhaps you could do the same. Thanks for your reply, Wm. I feel better knowing someone else has also noticed the problem. Perhaps most people are not checking it closely. I may not have noticed but I had a couple of situations where the amounts were very easy, for example $100 + $100 and I noticed the pie chart said $185. This caused me to look more closely and I found other errors.

I emailed a couple of screen shots illustrating the problem to support@buxfer.com. Perhaps you could do the same.

Thanks for your reply, Wm. I feel better knowing someone else has also noticed the problem.

]]> By: Wm Tanksley http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-14024 Wm Tanksley Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:30:38 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-14024 "there are math errors on the pie chart" Whew, I thought I was the only one. My biggest category is entirely gone from most months in the expense report; on the few months where it shows up, it's WAY less than it should be. The other categories also have reductions, and it shows my Income as being zero. It makes it hard to trust, although it seems that the system mostly works aside from the reports. “there are math errors on the pie chart”

Whew, I thought I was the only one. My biggest category is entirely gone from most months in the expense report; on the few months where it shows up, it’s WAY less than it should be. The other categories also have reductions, and it shows my Income as being zero.

It makes it hard to trust, although it seems that the system mostly works aside from the reports.

]]> By: Marty http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-14000 Marty Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-14000 When I view the Income report for a month in which there are multiple/various tags on the income, there are math errors on the pie chart. The largest slice of pie will be correct but the smaller slices will show incorrect totals compared to the detail items listed below. In one case an item is omitted entirely (no slice of pie is displayed to represent that tag). Perhaps that item would be too small to display. In this case it represents 1.75% of the total. Does anybody else notice this problem with the pie chart subtotals being incorrect? I do not notice this problem on the Expense report, only Income. Thanks. When I view the Income report for a month in which there are multiple/various tags on the income, there are math errors on the pie chart. The largest slice of pie will be correct but the smaller slices will show incorrect totals compared to the detail items listed below. In one case an item is omitted entirely (no slice of pie is displayed to represent that tag). Perhaps that item would be too small to display. In this case it represents 1.75% of the total.

Does anybody else notice this problem with the pie chart subtotals being incorrect?

I do not notice this problem on the Expense report, only Income.

Thanks.

]]> By: Shashank http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-12817 Shashank Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:42:31 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-12817 DARKinVADER, We have added a new line chart, for the trend in your account balance. It is kind of similar to the previous line chart we had. Do you find that helpful? DARKinVADER,

We have added a new line chart, for the trend in your account balance. It is kind of similar to the previous line chart we had. Do you find that helpful?

]]> By: Aaron http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-10791 Aaron Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:32:37 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-10791 I just want to say how pleased I am with the changes you have made to the Analysis portion of the website! This is exactly what I was hoping for. I really like having the ability to customize my graphs through the exclusion of tags, and the fact that drilling down on a section of my pie chart now produces a new pie chart of just that section. This really helps me quickly see where my spending is going. I haven't fully explored the new features yet but I see a lot of potential. I had submitted a suggestion a few weeks ago along these lines, so it's really nice to see these changes appear. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who you received this kind of request from. Thanks for the improvements and keep them coming! (it would be nice to have more charting/analysis available in the "Budgets" area). I just want to say how pleased I am with the changes you have made to the Analysis portion of the website! This is exactly what I was hoping for. I really like having the ability to customize my graphs through the exclusion of tags, and the fact that drilling down on a section of my pie chart now produces a new pie chart of just that section. This really helps me quickly see where my spending is going. I haven’t fully explored the new features yet but I see a lot of potential.
I had submitted a suggestion a few weeks ago along these lines, so it’s really nice to see these changes appear. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who you received this kind of request from. Thanks for the improvements and keep them coming! (it would be nice to have more charting/analysis available in the “Budgets” area).

]]> By: DARKinVADER http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-10369 DARKinVADER Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:13:15 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-10369 Hi, I'm very satisfied with your service, it's excellent work! But before this release there were 3 option to analyze my income/expenses. Two remained in this version, the bar chart and the pie chart which are very useful, but I really miss the third one, the line chart. Because for example, if I would like to view, how my Net Balance (or income/expense) changed during the time (for exmaple from 01.05.2008-01.07.2008), I can't view it now. Only the summary of the selected period :( Is there any possibility to bring the line chart back? Have a nice day! Hi,

I’m very satisfied with your service, it’s excellent work! But before this release there were 3 option to analyze my income/expenses. Two remained in this version, the bar chart and the pie chart which are very useful, but I really miss the third one, the line chart.
Because for example, if I would like to view, how my Net Balance (or income/expense) changed during the time (for exmaple from 01.05.2008-01.07.2008), I can’t view it now. Only the summary of the selected period :(
Is there any possibility to bring the line chart back?
Have a nice day!

]]> By: Scott http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-9944 Scott Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:30:34 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-9944 Chris, my thanks as that did it. Sincerely appreciated! Chris, my thanks as that did it. Sincerely appreciated!

]]> By: Chris http://www.buxfer.com/blog/2008/07/18/better-analysis-for-your-finances/#comment-9929 Chris Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:55:23 +0000 http://www.buxfer.com/blog/?p=78#comment-9929 Hey Scott, Buxfer user/fan here. Clear your browsers cache that should do it. Hey Scott, Buxfer user/fan here. Clear your browsers cache that should do it.

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