Dear googlers: gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/…: The 'NUM' field in GnuCash is for the Check # or other numeric ID associated with the transaction.

@Lilienthal building wealth without giving or, as you have put it, spending it, is a lonely affair. I cannot think of a more joyous and fulfilling aspect to wealth than the power it gives us to help others. What could be more important than that? Pete's is sound advice!