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Inside MoneyBook

Guides and deep dives on MoneyBook's features, written by the people who build it. English only.

MoneyBook's Home screen with September 2026 income, expenses and the daily transaction list
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MoneyBook in 40 seconds: a feature tour on video

We made two short films, one for big screens and one for your phone. This post walks through each scene and the feature behind it.

October 14, 2026 · 3 min read
The Tax and year-end screen with tax year 2026 totals for Work expenses and Medical
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The year-end tax pack and mileage log

Tax season is easier when the year has already been sorted. MoneyBook's tax categories, mileage log and accountant pack get everything into one ZIP file.

October 5, 2026 · 4 min read
The Year in review screen on card 2 of 5, showing Top category Food $42.00, with Show amounts ticked and a Share image button
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No-spend challenges, the wait list and your Year in review

Tracking money shouldn't feel like being told off. Here are MoneyBook's gentle habit tools, from no-spend challenges to a wait list that only counts real savings.

September 28, 2026 · 4 min read
The Debts and loans screen showing Anna and Ben each owing $30.00 after a split bill
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Household sync without a server

Couples want one shared money book. Most apps need an account and a server for that. MoneyBook pairs two phones once and swaps encrypted change files instead.

September 21, 2026 · 4 min read
The More screen showing Export to CSV, Export everything with the last backup time, and Import from file
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Backups you control, and moving to a new phone

With no account and no cloud, your backups are in your hands. Here is every safety net MoneyBook gives you, and how to set them up in a few minutes.

September 14, 2026 · 4 min read
The Add transaction screen with EUR 12.5 entered, approximately $13.50 shown below, and a note that the rate is 45 days old
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Travel cash pockets and the currency converter

The rate on the board isn't what your holiday cash cost you. MoneyBook's cash pockets track the real cost, fees included, and the converter shows home prices as you type.

September 7, 2026 · 4 min read
The Budget screen in Envelopes mode with Ready to assign $600.00 and an overspent Food envelope showing a Cover from button
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Envelope budgeting and sinking funds

MoneyBook offers two ways to budget, limits and envelopes. Here is how envelopes work, how to cover an overspent one, and how sinking funds tame yearly bills.

August 31, 2026 · 4 min read
The Statistics screen on the By tag view, with bars for #work and #gift
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Split transactions, tags and subcategories

One supermarket receipt, three categories. A work trip that spans food, travel and hotels. Here is how splits, tags and subcategories in MoneyBook handle real spending.

August 24, 2026 · 4 min read
The Insights screen showing Safe to spend today $118.04 above a forecast line chart
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Safe to spend today and the 30-day forecast

Balances tell you what you have. Safe to spend tells you what you can use today without coming up short before payday. Here is how it's worked out.

August 17, 2026 · 4 min read
The Add transaction screen with Coffee, Lunch and Metro bookmarks and the sum 12.80+4.50 showing = $17.30
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Log a transaction in two taps

A money tracker only works if logging is quicker than forgetting. Here are all the shortcuts MoneyBook gives you, from the calculator keypad to your watch.

August 10, 2026 · 4 min read
The Privacy and data screen with a green tick next to No internet permission
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Why MoneyBook works offline, with no account

MoneyBook can't send your money data anywhere, because it has no internet permission at all. Here is why we built it that way and what you get in return.

August 3, 2026 · 4 min read