Expense budget tracker
Set budgets and track recorded spends.
Your expense budgets will show here
Free expense budget tracker for personal use and for businesses
Plan spending by category, set a limit, and record expenses as they happen. The tracker shows your current spend and remaining budget, and lets you download a CSV report of every spend recorded for a budget.
Budgets are saved in this browser on this device. They are not uploaded to a Piya account or synced between browsers. Keep a downloaded report if you need a separate backup.
Terms used in this Expense Budget Tracker
- Expense budget
- A spending limit set aside for a business cost, category, or time period.
- Budget amount
- The maximum amount you plan to spend from a budget.
- Recorded spend
- An expense entry with a description, amount, and date.
- Spent so far
- The total recorded spend in the current budget period.
- Remaining budget
- The budget amount minus the current period’s recorded spends.
- One-time budget
- A budget for a single spending period, with an optional expiry date.
- Recurring budget
- A budget that renews monthly or yearly. Older spend entries remain available in the downloaded report.
- CSV report
- A spreadsheet-compatible file containing the budget’s recorded spend dates, descriptions, amounts, and currency.
How to use the expense budget tracker
- Create a budget and choose what it is for.
- Set the amount, currency, renewal period, and expiry date.
- Open the budget and record each expense with a short description.
- Review the remaining amount or download all recorded spends as a CSV report.
Good expense tracking practices
- Use a separate budget for distinct recurring costs.
- Record expenses promptly and use descriptions you will recognize later.
- Download CSV reports regularly if you need to keep long-term records.