Notifications

Configure email and in-app notification preferences.

Email Notifications

  • Budget Alerts — Get emailed when a budget hits its warning threshold or is exceeded.
  • Recurring Alerts — Notification when a new recurring transaction is detected.
  • Weekly Summary — A weekly email digest of your spending and budget status.
  • Monthly Summary — End-of-month financial recap.
  • Product Updates — News about new features and improvements.

Sample Emails

Below are examples of each email you may receive.

Budget Exceeded

⚠️ Budget exceeded: Dining Out

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Hi Jane Doe,

You've exceeded your Dining Out budget by $42.50.

Budget$300.00
Spent$342.50
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Recurring Charge Detected

🔄 Recurring charge detected: Netflix

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Hi Jane Doe,

We detected a new recurring charge:

Netflix

$15.99 · Monthly

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Subscription Check-In

💡 Still using Hulu?

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Hi Jane Doe,

Are you still getting value from Hulu? You're spending $17.99 on it.

If you're not using it, consider cancelling to save money.

Review Subscriptions
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Large Expense Alert

💸 Large expense: $1,299.00

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Hi Jane Doe,

A large transaction was recorded:

Apple Store

$1,299.00 · Apr 5, 2026

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Income Received

💰 Income received: $4,250.00

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Hi Jane Doe,

Good news — income was recorded:

Acme Corp — Payroll

+$4,250.00 · Apr 1, 2026

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Weekly Summary

📊 Your week in review (Mar 31 – Apr 6)

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Hi Jane Doe, here's your spending recap for Mar 31 – Apr 6.

Income+$4,250.00
Spent-$812.34

Top Categories

Dining Out$245.80
Groceries$178.52
Transport$124.00

27 transactions this week.

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Monthly Summary

📈 Monthly report: March 2026

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Hi Jane Doe, here's how March 2026 went.

Income+$8,500.00
Spent-$3,450.25

Budget performance: 6 of 8 budgets stayed on track.

Top Spending Categories

Housing$1,500.00
Food & Groceries$620.50
Dining Out$342.50
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In-App Notifications

In-app notifications appear as a badge on the bell icon in the top bar. Clicking opens the notification panel.

  • Budget Exceeded — A budget has gone over its limit.
  • Budget Warning — A budget is approaching its limit.
  • Recurring Found — A new recurring transaction pattern was detected.
  • Large Expense — A transaction above your threshold was recorded.
  • Income Received — A deposit was detected in a linked account.
  • Savings Goal — A child's savings goal has been reached.
  • Subscription Check — Periodic reminder to review active subscriptions.

Sample Notifications

Below are examples of how each notification appears in the panel.

Budget Exceeded — Dining Out

You've spent $342.50 against a $300.00 budget this month.

2m ago

Budget Warning — Groceries

You've used 87% of your Groceries budget ($261 of $300).

1h ago

Recurring Charge Found — Netflix

We detected a new $15.99/month charge. Tap to review.

3h ago

Large Expense — Apple Store

A $1,299.00 transaction was recorded on Apr 5.

Yesterday

Income Received — Acme Corp

+$4,250.00 payroll deposit detected on Apr 1.

Apr 1

Savings Goal Reached — Emma's College Fund

Emma has reached her $500 savings goal. Great work!

Mar 28

Subscription Check — Hulu

Are you still using Hulu? You're paying $17.99/month.

Mar 25

Per-Budget Overrides

Each budget can override the global notification settings. Use the Advanced section in the budget editor to set custom warning percentages and toggle email alerts per budget.