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Cash flow planner

See where your money actually goes.

Turn income and expenses into a living money map. Wider bands represent larger amounts, making trade-offs and gaps easier to spot.

Map my cash flow Stored on this device
Build your money map

Income in. Expenses out. Clarity in between.

Use take-home income so the result reflects cash that actually reaches you. Change any label or amount to match your life.

Planning period

Money in

$0

Money out

$0

Choose each outflow’s type. Only “Saving / investing” counts toward the savings rate; changing its name does not change the type. For an older saved plan, review the types assigned from your previous labels.

Monthly cash flow

How your money moves

Balanced
Total income$0
Total money out$0
Surplus$0
Your cash flow, in numbers
Entered cash flow amounts and types
Category and typeAmount
Visual money map
Income and expense Sankey diagram A visual map of entered income flowing into available money, expense categories, and any surplus.
Planned savings rate0%

Based on categories set to Saving / investing.

Largest outflowNone

Add outflows to compare categories.

Cash positionBalanced

Income and expenses are equal.

Money-out breakdown

Share of outflows
Read the map

Three useful signals in one picture

A cash-flow map is not a judgment. It is a snapshot that helps you decide what deserves attention first.

01

Band width shows priority

Start with the widest band before trimming many tiny categories. If housing is $1,650 a month, a 5% change frees about $83 without requiring ten smaller cuts.

02

Saving is a planned outflow

Give saving and investing their own category instead of hoping money remains. A planned $300 monthly transfer becomes $3,600 directed toward your future each year.

03

A shortfall needs a funding source

A $200 monthly gap becomes $2,400 over a year. The map makes that pressure visible so you can choose between lower costs, more income, reserves, or borrowing.