Calendar model
Each account has its own forecast. Transactions are placed on the date they affect the account. CalBudget applies them in date order and carries the balance forward.What appears on a day
- Day number
- Projected balance
- Income and expense transactions
- Recurring occurrences
- Cleared state
- Overflow count when a day has more transactions than fit
Running balance
The running balance is the projected account balance after the day’s transactions are applied.| Signal | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Starting balance | The current known balance for the account. |
| Daily balance | The projected balance after that date’s items. |
| Lowest balance | The lowest projected day in the visible range. |
| Projected finish | The expected balance at the end of the period. |
Month signals
Month signals summarize whether the plan is safe.- Income used compares planned outflow against income.
- Cleared shows how much of the month has posted or been confirmed.
- Recurring load shows how much predictable spending is already loaded.
Calendar range
The top balance chart covers 12 months from the selected month. For example, selecting May should show May through the following May.Common actions
- Add a transaction to a selected date.
- Drag a transaction to another day.
- Select a transaction to edit it.
- Mark transactions cleared.
- Move recurring instances one time or as a series.
- Expand busy days.
Best practices
- Use the calendar for future decisions, not just record keeping.
- Keep the next 30 to 90 days accurate.
- Review the lowest balance before adding optional spending.
- Update the balance when reality changes.