GooseHouse
Budget income to zero before the month begins.
This is a planning surface, not the transaction ledger. Set expected income for the month, then assign every dollar to categories until the remaining amount reaches zero.
2026-03
1000.00 income
0.00 remaining
Month setup
Expected income
Income is the pool you assign across categories. A zero-based budget is fully assigned when income minus planned allocations equals zero.
Assign dollars
Category allocation
Allocate the month’s income to one category at a time. Categories here are the same categories used across GooseHub.
Record activity
Budget transaction
Post a real transaction against one of this month’s allocated categories. This creates a balanced journal in GooseNest and ties it back to the budget allocation. The funding account defaults to Cash On Hand.
Month summary
Plan vs remaining
This is the budget register for the month. The goal is to bring remaining-to-budget down to exactly zero.
Income
1000.00
Allocated
1000.00
Remaining
0.00
| Category | Description | Planned | Spent | Available | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Supplies | Need lots of pens | 1000.00 | 500.00 | 500.00 | Edit |
Office Supplies
1000.00
Transactions this month
| Date | Category | Description | Funding | Amount | Journal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | Office Supplies | Pens & Paper | Cash On Hand | 500.00 | Open journal |
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