Expense Allocation for Long-Term Purchases
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Tim Groves
Description:
It would be really helpful to have a way to break down one-off or periodic expenses (like insurance, memberships, or annual software fees) across the duration they cover. For example, if I input a $600 transaction for annual insurance, I'd love to mark it as a 12-month expense—so it gets evenly spread over each month when viewing the Spend Overview. This would give a much more accurate view of regular monthly outgoings and help with budgeting and planning.
Feature Functionality:
When entering or reviewing a transaction, have an optional field for "Duration this covers" (e.g., 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, custom).
The app would then allocate the total cost across the selected period when displaying monthly spend.
Possibly include a toggle to show the actual spend vs allocated spend in reports.
Why It’s Useful:
Right now, these lump-sum payments can throw off monthly budgeting, especially when trying to track regular spending habits or assess average monthly costs. This feature would allow for a much clearer financial picture by smoothing out those spikes and reflecting true monthly costs more realistically.
Aidan Scott
This is really helpful feedback Tim Groves
We're in the process of overhauling how budgeting works so I think we can bring this type of expense into that soon.
Sort of breaking down the cashflow of an annual expense going out, but spreading it across the entire year or longer period.
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Tim Groves
Aidan Scott Thanks for the update Aidan