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Budget Compass
Clarity for Everyday Finances
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Organize Your Spending with Categories

Your bank statement tells you where your money moved. Budget Compass helps you understand what that spending actually means by organizing your transactions into categories that fit your life.

1

Transactions

Start with your imported bank activity.

Smith's #247 $68.14
Chevron $45.67
Netflix $15.99
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2

Categories

Turn transactions into useful spending groups.

Groceries
Auto Gas
Subscriptions
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3

Automatic Rules

Teach Budget Compass how to recognize similar transactions in the future.

Payee contains Smith's → Groceries
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4

Insights

Use organized transactions to understand your finances.

  • Spending by Category
  • Income vs. Expenses
  • Monthly Comparisons
  • Tax Reports

Why Categories Matter

A long list of bank transactions can tell you what you spent, but it does not always tell you what your spending means.

Categories turn individual transactions into useful financial information.

Before

Smith's #247 $68.14
Chevron $45.67
Netflix $15.99
→

After

Groceries $68.14
Auto Gas $45.67
Subscriptions $15.99

Create Categories That Fit Your Life

Everyone manages money differently. Budget Compass lets you create categories that make sense for your household, your business, and your financial goals.

Groceries Housing Auto Gas Utilities Medical Subscriptions Business Expenses Rental Income Tax Payments Personal Spending

Save Time with Automatic Category Rules

You do not have to categorize the same type of transaction over and over. Once you recognize a transaction, Budget Compass can use a rule to help categorize similar transactions in the future.

Example Rule
When the payee contains Smith's → assign it to Groceries

Over time, these rules can make organizing your imported transactions much faster and easier.

Turn Categories into Useful Financial Reports

Once your transactions are organized, Budget Compass can use those categories to give you a much clearer picture of your finances.

Spending by Category

See which parts of your budget are taking the largest share of your money.

Income vs. Expenses

Compare what is coming in with what is going out.

Monthly Comparisons

Compare spending patterns from one month or period to another.

Tax Reports

Keep important tax-related transactions organized and easier to review.

Your Bank Tells You What Happened

Budget Compass helps you understand what it means.

Import your transaction information and organize it without giving Budget Compass your online banking username or password.

Ready to Make Sense of Your Spending?

Start organizing your transactions and turn everyday spending into information you can actually use.

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