This repository tracks all financial transactions for the Overview project using hledger, a free and open source plain text accounting system.
For information about the project's funding policies and donation methods, see the main project repository.
hledger -f budget.journal is --forecast "(expenses|income)" -YVBETt --layout=bare --drop=1 -p "2024 to 2029"
Yearly Income Statement 2024-01-01..2028-12-31, converted to cost, valued at period ends
|| Commodity 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Total
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Revenues ||
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donation || USD 0 486.91 60.00 60.00 60.00 666.91
github || USD 0 316.94 0 0 0 316.94
patreon || USD 0 169.97 60.00 60.00 60.00 349.97
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------
|| USD 0 486.91 60.00 60.00 60.00 666.91
==============++=============================================================
Expenses ||
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------
development || USD 140.00 223.84 98.99 98.99 98.99 660.81
membership || USD 0 99.00 98.99 98.99 98.99 395.97
tool:llm || USD 140.00 124.84 0 0 0 264.84
fee || USD 0 27.04 5.05 5.05 5.05 42.19
conversion || USD 0 1.67 0 0 0 1.67
payment || USD 0 11.48 0 0 0 11.48
payout || USD 0 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 1.00
platform || USD 0 13.64 4.80 4.80 4.80 28.04
marketing || USD 45.00 74.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 254.00
domain || USD 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 225.00
tool:video || USD 0 29.00 0 0 0 29.00
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------
|| USD 185.00 324.88 149.04 149.04 149.04 957.00
==============++=============================================================
Net: || USD -185.00 162.03 -89.04 -89.04 -89.04 -290.09
hledger -f all.journal is -p "from 2024-04 to 2026-04" -TEVBQt not:payee:equity --layout=bare --drop=1
Quarterly Income Statement 2024-04-01..2026-03-31, converted to cost, valued at period ends
|| Commodity 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2025Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2026Q1 Total
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Revenues ||
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
donation || USD 0 0 0 317.50 105.14 49.27 15.00 15.00 501.91
github || USD 0 0 0 281.94 35.00 0 0 0 316.94
patreon || USD 0 0 0 35.56 70.14 49.27 15.00 15.00 184.97
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|| USD 0 0 0 317.50 105.14 49.27 15.00 15.00 501.91
==============++=====================================================================================
Expenses ||
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
development || USD 40.00 40.00 60.00 179.00 44.84 0 0 98.99 462.83
membership || USD 0 0 0 99.00 0 0 0 98.99 197.99
tool:llm || USD 40.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 44.84 0 0 0 264.84
fee || USD 0 0 0 5.96 11.95 7.80 1.33 1.45 28.49
conversion || USD 0 0 0 0.14 0.90 0.63 0 0 1.67
payment || USD 0 0 0 2.72 5.42 3.21 0.13 0 11.48
payout || USD 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0.25 0.50
platform || USD 0 0 0 2.85 5.63 3.96 1.20 1.20 14.84
marketing || USD 0 0 45.00 29.00 0 0 45.00 0 119.00
domain || USD 0 0 45.00 0 0 0 45.00 0 90.00
tool:video || USD 0 0 0 29.00 0 0 0 0 29.00
--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|| USD 40.00 40.00 105.00 213.96 56.79 7.80 46.33 100.44 610.32
==============++=====================================================================================
Net: || USD -40.00 -40.00 -105.00 103.54 48.35 41.47 -31.33 -85.44 -108.41
hledger -f all.journal bs -p "from 2024-04 to 2026-04" -TEVBQt not:payee:equity --layout=bare --drop=1
Quarterly Balance Sheet 2024-06-30..2026-03-31, converted to cost, valued at period ends
|| Commodity 2024-06-30 2024-09-30 2024-12-31 2025-03-31 2025-06-30 2025-09-30 2025-12-31 2026-03-31
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Assets ||
------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
balance || USD 0 0 0 0 58.19 99.66 113.33 13.80
github || 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
patreon || USD 0 0 0 0 58.19 99.66 113.33 13.80
cash:bank || USD 0 0 0 281.94 35.00 0 0 0
------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|| USD 0 0 0 281.94 93.19 99.66 113.33 13.80
========================++===========================================================================================================
Liabilities ||
------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
payable:william_pierce || USD 40.00 80.00 185.00 393.00 126.30 91.30 136.30 122.21
------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|| USD 40.00 80.00 185.00 393.00 126.30 91.30 136.30 122.21
========================++===========================================================================================================
Net: || USD -40.00 -80.00 -185.00 -111.06 -33.11 8.36 -22.97 -108.41
This project uses double-entry bookkeeping, where each transaction must balance to zero. The main accounts are:
assets:*- Project bank/platform account balancesexpenses:*- Project expenses by categoryliabilities:payable:*- Pending expense reimbursementsequity:*- Opening/closing balances between years
2025-03-31 * Patreon | Donations
assets:balance:patreon 17.40 USD
expenses:fee:payment 1.37 USD
expenses:fee:platform 1.65 USD
expenses:fee:conversion 0.14 USD
income:donation:patreon -15.00 USD
income:donation:patreon -8.00 CAD @@ 5.56 USD
Each transaction includes:
- Date, payee, and description (first line)
- One or more account postings that must sum to zero
- Optional tags and comments after semicolons
- Indentation for readability
- Coversions to USD using
@@, if applicable
To view the current financial status, install hledger and run:
hledger -f all.journal balFor a list of all transactions:
hledger -f all.journal regall.journal- Main journal file that includes all yearly files2024.journal- Transactions from 20242025.journal- Transactions from 20252026.journal- Transactions from 2025
For questions about project finances, contact:
- William Pierce
- Email: will@williampierce.io
This financial data is made available under CC0-1.0. The intent is for this financial information to be public domain.