Creating your first budget
Learn how to set up a budget in under 5 minutes and start tracking immediately.
A budget in FinTrack is a monthly spending limit for a category. Creating one takes seconds — here's how.
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Open Finances → Budgets
From the sidebar, go to Finances and select Budgets.
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Click "New Budget"
Hit the "+ New Budget" button in the top right.
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Pick a category
Choose from your existing categories or create a new one. Examples: Groceries, Dining, Transport.
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Set your limit
Enter the monthly spending limit in your account currency.
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Save
Click Save. Your budget is live and will track transactions in that category for the current month.
Note
Free accounts can create up to 5 budgets. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited budgets.
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