I'm an accountant. I really /really/ want to play an accounting game.
(I'm not an accountant, although I have partially trained as one)
(I'm not an accountant, although I have partially trained as one)
It's got big corps and large money management, etc. You can scratch that itch for sure.
1- Install GnuCash.
2- Import your checking account into it.
3- Another account will automatically be created called "imbalance" with the opposite balance. The goal of the game is to manipulate other accounts so that the imbalance account eventually reaches 0.
4- did you have fun and want to keep playing? Import more accounts. Your credit card account, your mortgage account, your brokerage account, etc.
5- You can play in different difficulties. Do you have a tax account? Is it broken down into federal and state taxes? If so, does it match what the state/IRS thinks you paid?
Keep doing this and you'll become as good as any accountant.
Did you enjoy the game? Support the developers at gnucash.org/donate.phtml (no affiliation, just a happy gamer)
from the sounds of it you know what the problem is, and judging by the site this is posted on you have the skills/intelligence so open up a spreadsheet and get to work.
i found the mr money mustache site quite useful on the motivation front fwiw.