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🛒 Shopping Lists Guide

Plan your shopping and convert lists directly to transactions. Perfect for grocery budgeting and purchase planning.

What are Shopping Lists?

Shopping lists help you plan purchases before you shop. Create a list, add items with estimated prices, then convert to a transaction after shopping.

Benefits:

  • Plan purchases and estimate costs
  • Stay within budget while shopping
  • Convert to transaction with one click
  • Track what you actually bought
  • Share lists with family members

Creating a Shopping List

  1. Go to Tools → Shopping Lists
  2. Click "Create New List"
  3. Enter list name (e.g., "Weekly Groceries")
  4. Add items with estimated prices
  5. See total estimated cost
  6. Take list with you while shopping
Screenshot: Shopping lists

Converting to Transaction

After shopping, convert your list to a transaction:

  1. Open your shopping list
  2. Update prices with actual amounts
  3. Remove items you didn't buy
  4. Click "Convert to Transaction"
  5. Choose group (e.g., "Groceries")
  6. Transaction created with all items

💡 Tip: Use shopping lists to compare estimated vs actual spending and improve future budgets.

Sharing Shopping Lists

Share lists with family members so everyone can add items:

  • Create a shared virtual card
  • Shopping lists are automatically shared with card members
  • Everyone can add/edit items
  • Perfect for household shopping

Start Planning Your Shopping

Create your first shopping list and stay within budget.

Create Shopping List

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