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Texthog Tip: Posting multiple transactions by email

A couple of weeks ago at SXSW, I ran into a dood named Ori Bengal. Ori is a cowboy. He takes to the road in a new ‘old-west’ fashion, cruising from city to city, photographing things for loot and hobby. He writes about his adventures and manages to make a living doing what he loves. After the heated Crowdsourcing panel, we caught up. We talked about Ori’s cool fuzzy hat, and I gave him a funky green shirt.

Anyhow, last night Ori and I exchanged a few tweets back and forth. He mentioned he’s going nuts over his taxes, the fact that he has to rifle through receipts (like most of us), do the spreadsheet thing, and make a run for tax-day. This got me to thinking about one of the wonderful things about Texthog: Posting multiple transactions via email.

Posting Multiple Transactions via Email

We built Texthog with several types of people in mind, one of them being someone that very limited time to track their expenses, but still wants to be in control. With our multiple transactions reporting, you can send one email and it’s all done for you.

How does it work?

The beauty of posting multiple transactions by email is the simplicity. Enter transactions line-by-line in the body area of your email, using the same format you would sending one transaction (tag, tag, amount).



Gas, 25.50

Sushi, Lunch, 34.64

Dry Cleaning, $15.21

ATT Bill, $125

Posted in Texthog Tips | April 1, 2009 | Comments (3)

Texthog Tip: Correct Formatting for SMS and Email

Everyday we’re working hard to make Texthog as simple to use as possible. We’ve noticed that as of late, we have received questions about the correct way to send text messages and emails to Texthog. The trouble is that if you send an sms or an email to your account that is improperly formatted, it is forever lost in the  clouds. Of course, it’s not entirely lost (we do keep logs to help to track, backup & troubleshoot) but to our users, it seems like their work it’s gone for good. It’s frustrating and we understand.

We’re working on making the process simpler, but in the meantime here’s a recap of how it works.

Use multiple tags to make your purchase more specific

Gas, $25.50 (v.s) Gas, Shell, $25.50

Separate each tag with a comma, and put the amount last.

Gas, Shell, $25.50

You can omit the dollar sign

Gas, Shell, 25.50

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