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Landlord Ledger: a free game about bookkeeping basics
Three flats, twelve months. File every coin in and out, then read your profit.
What is Landlord Ledger?
Three flats, twelve months, a pile of slips. File each one on the right line of a small profit and loss sheet, then say what the year's profit was.
Landlord Ledger is a free bookkeeping game. Three flats, twelve months and a pile of slips: rent, repairs, loan payments, insurance, a little extra income.
File each slip on the right line of a small profit and loss sheet. At year end, pick the profit: all income minus all costs.
At a glance
- Category
- Money Moves
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Play time
- 4–6 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- File
- Rent in, other income, repairs, loan and fees, insurance and tax: one line per slip.
- Close
- At year end, pick the profit: all income minus all costs.
- Three levels
- Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.
- Coins
- Example numbers in plain fictional coins, made up for the game. Not financial advice.
Scoring
40 per slip filed on the right line, 20 more for a perfect month, 200 for the right year-end profit.
Twelve months, two slips a month.
What it trains
- Bookkeeping basics
- Sorting income and costs onto lines.
- Profit
- Income minus every cost.
Strategy and tips
- Income or cost first
- Ask whether money came in or went out, then which line it belongs to.
- Rent is not profit
- Rent is revenue. Profit is what's left after every cost.
- Read the lines
- A sheet shows where money leaks: often repairs and loan costs.
Why play Landlord Ledger?
Sorting every coin is how any business, side project or household knows where it stands. It's a habit that takes minutes and saves surprises.
Frequently asked questions
Is Landlord Ledger free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Is this financial advice?
No. Every number is an example in fictional coins, made up for the game. It teaches the ideas; for real decisions, look at your own situation and local rules, or ask a qualified adviser.
Are there levels?
Yes: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. The numbers, the hints and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.