See the Month by Category.
August: 44,621 EGP out, 33% of it on entertainment. Transfers between your own accounts, shares and gold stay out of money out, and refunds come off.
Free expense tracker for EgyptSee where it goes
See Where Your Money Goes.
Bring in a statement once a month, sort each name once, and the month reads itself.
Three steps
From Statement to a Month You Can Read.
About fifteen minutes a month.
Bring It In
Import your bank and wallet statements as CSV and add only the cash you spent. No bank login.
Sort It Once
Answer once for each name and every row with that name follows. Next month’s statement sorts itself.
Read the Month
Expense analysis shows each category and how it moved against earlier months, so a one-off stands out.
The pieces
Three Things to Know.
The short answer to each is here. The full guide is one tap away.
Use Your Statement, Not Your Login.
Download a CSV from your bank or wallet, match its columns once and check every row before it is saved. Rows that need you come first and possible duplicates are flagged.
Budget from a bank statementStart With Where Your Money Sits.
Write down every place your money sits, then sort each movement: income, a transfer between your own accounts, spending or a cash withdrawal. Spending counts when money leaves what is yours.
If you have no records yetGood questions
Tracking, Answered
Questions only the whole topic answers.
How long does it take each month?
About fifteen minutes: download the CSVs, import and match, then review and post. Names you have sorted before sort themselves.
Should I budget before I track?
Track first. Once you can see what you usually spend in each category, a budget can start from your usual average instead of a guess.
Keep reading
The Other Topics
Each one is the whole picture on one page.
Budget Your Salary
Pay the bills first, plan each category, keep a cushion, and spend what is safe.
Know What You Own
Add up every place your money sits, take off what you owe, and that is your net worth.
Your Data and Devices
Everything stays encrypted on your PC and phone, which meet over your own Wi-Fi.
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