Transactions

Transactions record every movement of money in and out of your accounts. You can add them from the Transactions page or directly from any account’s detail page.

Transaction types

Type When to use
Expense Money leaving an account (groceries, bills, etc.)
Income Money coming in (paycheck, freelance payment)
Credit / Refund A refund or credit posted to your account
Transfer Moving money between two of your own accounts
Debt Payment Paying down a loan (principal, interest, fees)

Adding a transaction

Click Add transaction and fill in:

Field Notes
Date Defaults to today
Type See types above
Amount Positive number; type determines direction
Account Which account the money comes from (or goes to)
Payee Optional — who you paid or received money from
Category Where this transaction belongs in your budget
Memo Optional note

Transfers

For a transfer, select Transfer as the type, then choose the source account and the destination account. The amount is debited from the source and credited to the destination automatically.

Debt payments

Select Debt Payment to break a loan payment into its components:

Field Effect
Principal Reduces the loan balance
Interest Recorded as interest expense; does not reduce balance
Fees Recorded as fee expense; does not reduce balance

The Total field is the sum of all three. You can fill in any two and the third is calculated automatically.


Split transactions

A split lets you allocate a single transaction across multiple categories. For example, a supermarket receipt that includes groceries and household supplies.

  1. Add a transaction and click Split.
  2. Add a row for each category.
  3. Enter the amount for each row — they must sum to the transaction total.

Editing a transaction

Click any transaction row to open it for editing. All fields can be changed, including the account (the account balance adjusts automatically).


Deleting a transaction

Open the transaction and click Delete. You’ll be asked to confirm. Deletion is permanent and reverses the account balance change.


Filtering transactions

Both the Transactions page and each account detail page have a filter bar:

  • Date range — limit to a specific period
  • Type — show only expenses, income, transfers, etc.
  • Account — show transactions from a specific account (Transactions page only)
  • Category — show transactions in a specific category
  • Payee — show transactions from a specific payee

Clear any filter to return to the full list.


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