Expenses guide

Set a monthly category budget

Set a monthly spending limit for groceries, transport, utilities, or another Nestiva expense category.

3 minute readUpdated August 28, 2026
What you’ll accomplish

Set a monthly spending limit for groceries, transport, utilities, or another Nestiva expense category.

How to do it

  1. Open budget details

    Go to Expenses and open the budget controls from the spending summary.

  2. Choose a category

    Select the category you want to plan.

  3. Enter the limit

    Use the workspace default currency and enter a realistic monthly amount.

  4. Save

    Nestiva begins comparing this month’s category spending with the limit.

Before you finish

Check that you are in the intended Personal or household workspace and review the saved result. Nestiva keeps each workspace separate so the same action can produce different records or settings depending on the active space.

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Check the remaining category budget