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Reading your spending reports

3 min read·Updated May 2026

A pie chart tells you dining was 22% of your spending. A trend tells you dining has been climbing for four months. VoiceSpend reports are built to show the trend — that's what actually changes behavior.

The spending summary

The top of your Reports screen shows three totals for the current period:

  • Income — money in
  • Expenses — money out
  • Net — income minus expenses

Tap any number to see the underlying transactions.

Category breakdown

Below the summary, each category row shows:

  • Category name — the label you assigned
  • Amount spent — total for the current period
  • Percentage — share of total spending
  • Trend indicator — direction vs. the previous period

The trend indicator colors:

  • Green — you spent less than last period.
  • Red — you spent more than last period.

A category that stays red for several months is worth examining.

Month-over-month comparison

Swipe left or tap the period selector to load previous months. Your full history is kept, so you can compare any two periods.

When comparing, watch for:

  • Big swings — a category jumping 50%+ month to month signals inconsistent budgeting or binge-and-restrict cycles.
  • Quiet creep — small monthly increases compound. $20/month extra on dining for six months is $120/month of drift.
  • One-off spikes — a single large transaction can distort a category total. Check whether it's a pattern or a one-time event.

Day-of-week patterns (Plus+)

Plus+ adds a 90-day rolling view of average daily spend by weekday. Most people find one surprise — the day they consistently overspend without realizing it.

Income tracking

Logged income appears alongside expenses, giving you an effective savings rate for any period. Especially useful for variable-income earners.

Exporting your data

From the Reports screen, tap Export to download a CSV of any time range. The file includes date, amount, category, account, notes, and tags — everything you need for tax prep, reimbursements, or custom analysis.

Monthly review checklist

A ten-minute monthly review:

  1. Check the net. Surplus or deficit?
  2. Scan the top five categories. Anything unexpected?
  3. Open one red-trending category. Look at the underlying transactions.
  4. Compare to last month. What changed, and was the change intentional?
  5. Adjust budgets that were consistently off. If dining was over three months in a row, the budget number is wrong — not your behavior.

The point of a review is to calibrate next month's plan, not to judge last month's choices.

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