Expenses and income
Record a purchase or an income in a few keystrokes with the entry panel.
Open the entry panel
Press N or click Record entry in the header. The panel opens over the current screen, so you can still see your journal.
Record an expense
- Keep Expense selected.
- Type the amount. The currency button inside the amount field switches the currency — for example, to record a purchase in dollars on a euro card.
- Pick the account. Recently used accounts come first; All · N opens the full list with search.
- Pick the category. Frequent categories come first; ↑ ↓ move through the list.
- Change the date if the purchase wasn’t today, and add an optional comment.
- Press Enter to record. Esc closes the panel.
Record an income
Choose Income. Instead of an expense category you pick an income source — salary, freelance, interest. Income sources are a separate register from expense categories.
Amounts in another currency
When the amount’s currency differs from your base currency, the panel shows the reference rate for the entry date. If you paid at a different rate, set Own rate — see Your own exchange rate.
Recording the same thing again
In the journal, Repeat opens the panel pre-filled from an existing entry — handy for rent or a regular purchase.
Opening balances
What an account held before you started is not income. It is set as the account’s opening balance — see Accounts.