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Transactions

Adding, editing, splitting and searching rows. 10 answers.

How do I split one transaction across categories?

Open the transaction and use Split. A grocery run can be part Groceries and part Household, and each part counts toward its own budget — the totals still add up to what you actually paid.

Can I scan a receipt?

Yes. Add a transaction and scan the receipt — the amount and merchant are read on your device, and you confirm before anything is saved. The image can be kept with the transaction.

What are Rules?

Rules categorize transactions for you: match a merchant, and every future transaction from them lands in the category you chose. They run on your device as transactions arrive or import.

A new rule can catch up, too: “Apply to Uncategorized” runs every enabled rule over transactions that have no category yet — which is what you want straight after an import. It deliberately leaves anything you have already filed alone, because a rule should never overwrite a decision you made by hand.

How do I record moving money between my own accounts?

Mark it as a transfer. Transfers move the balance between accounts without counting as income or spending, so paying off a card or moving to savings doesn't distort your budget.

How do I find an old transaction?

The Transactions tab has search and filters — text, category, account, amount range, date range, and in a household whether it was yours, theirs or joint. They stack, so “groceries over $100 last autumn” is three filters rather than a long scroll.

On the Mac, ⌘F searches everything from anywhere in the app.

If you cannot remember the merchant, search the AMOUNT instead. People remember what a thing cost far more reliably than what the card statement called the shop.

I deleted something by accident. Can I undo it?

There's no undo, so a delete is final — that's why anything destructive asks first. Keep a JSON backup (Settings → Data & Backup) before a big clear-out, and a restore will bring the rows back.

How do I split a bill with other people?

Turn on “Split this bill” on the transaction and say how many people are in on it.

🔴 Enter the FULL total, not your share. The app records your share and keeps the whole figure for context — which is what you want when the receipt says $120 and your budget should only feel $40.

Can I edit or categorize a lot of transactions at once?

Yes. On the Transactions tab, select the rows and use “Categorize selected”. This is the fast way to clean up after an import, or after deleting a category.

If the same fix keeps coming up, make it a Rule instead and it happens on its own from then on.

How do I mark something as reimbursable?

Mark it on the transaction. It stays in your spending — it really did leave your account — but it is flagged so you can see what is owed back, and on the business side it can be billed on to a client as an invoice line.

Reimbursable is a claim you make deliberately. Nothing sets it for you.

How do I find and remove duplicate transactions?

Settings → Data & Backup → Repair Duplicated Records. It scans for the same record present as several rows — which is what a re-import or a restore produces — and shows you what it found before removing anything.

It is deliberately conservative. Two coffees on the same day at the same shop are two coffees; it is looking for the same RECORD twice, not two similar ones.