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Budget — Categories

Categories

Categories organise what money was actually spent on. Behaviour (regular, variable, irregular, one-off, exceptional) and essential/discretionary are recorded separately on transactions.

Expense Categories Expense

Housing & Household
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Electricity & Heating
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Council Tax
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Water
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Internet
1 transaction
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Phones
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Insurance
3 transactions
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Home Repairs
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Food & Drink
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Groceries
45 transactions
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Eating Out
6 transactions
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Takeaways
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Transport
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Petrol
4 transactions
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Car Payment
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Car Maintenance
3 transactions
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Parking
20 transactions
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Family & School
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Rowan Clubs
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School Dinners
6 transactions
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School Expenses
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Personal Spending
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Debt
1 transaction
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Savings
1 transaction
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Trading Costs
1 transaction
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Clothing
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David Allowance
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Jane Allowance
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Choir
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Singing Lessons
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Entertainment & Subscriptions
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Subscriptions
11 transactions
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Health
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Irregular Expenses
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Random Shit
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Major One-Off
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Income Categories Income

Income
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Pension Drawdown
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Salary
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Household Contribution
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Child Benefit
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Web Design
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Trading
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Other Income
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Transfer Categories Transfer

Savings
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Transfers
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How I'd use this

Main category: a broad area such as Trading Expenses, Food & Drink or Transport.

Subcategory: the useful reporting level underneath it, such as Trading Software or Prop Firm Fees.

Archiving a category preserves all historic transactions. It simply stops the category being offered for new transactions.