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How to Read Your Spending Reports

Reports start with this month, and the tabs switch to last month, the quarter, the year, all time or a custom range. Compare to previous period shows how each total changed once you have a month of history. Key insights pick out a win, a risk and a next step, and reviewing your report earns 25 XP once a day.

1:44 Published Watch on YouTube

Below that are your income, expenses and net flow, spending by category, and budget versus actual for each limit. Spending mix splits your money into needs, wants and savings next to the 50/30/20 guideline. Export makes a CSV spreadsheet of the period's transactions that you can save to Files or share.

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Transcript

0:00 Open Reports and pick a period

In this video you'll read your reports, to see where your money went, and export your transactions. Tap Reports.

Reports start with this month. Swipe the tabs for last month, the quarter, the year, all time, or a custom range.

0:19 Compare to the previous period

Turn on Compare to previous period to see how each total changed. It needs a month of history, so mine has nothing to compare yet.

0:29 Key insights and totals

Key insights pick out a win, a risk and a next step. Tap the XP badge to claim 25 XP for reviewing your report, once a day.

Below that are your income, your expenses, and your net flow: what you kept.

0:46 Spending by category and budget vs actual

Tap a chip to jump to a section. Categories shows where your money went. Food and Groceries is my biggest category this month.

Budget versus actual shows each limit and whether you're on track. And the cash flow trend fills in as you log more months.

1:04 Needs, wants and savings (50/30/20)

Swipe the chips and tap Log. Spending mix splits your money into needs, wants and savings, next to the 50/30/20 guideline.

Below it is every transaction in this period, with search and filters.

1:19 Export transactions to CSV

To get your data out, scroll back up and tap Export. It makes a spreadsheet file, a CSV, of this period's transactions, which you can save to Files or share.

Tap outside to close it.

Next in Plan Your Money, we'll compare the budget types: monthly, flexible, and save for later. Links to download Hunter Vault are in the description.

// try it yourself

Follow along in the app.

Hunter Vault is free to download on iPhone and Android, and budgeting never requires a subscription.

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