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Board's setup: a flat budget category list

Board Gamer from Canada keeps most spending in a flat list, one category per type of spending, with Board games as a line of its own. Only Food, Health, Home and Utilities get subcategories.

  • 4 groups
  • 19 categories
  • 20 subcategories
  • Detailed (40–79)
  • Solo / single
  • Salaried employee

All 43 categories in Board's setup

Food

  • Bars
  • Coffee Shops
  • Fast food
  • Groceries
  • Other food and drink
  • Restaurants
  • Vending machines

Health

  • Dental care
  • Eye care
  • Hair
  • Personal Care
  • Pharmacies and supplements

Home

  • Condo fees
  • Home Insurance
  • Home supplies
  • Mortgage
  • Property Tax

Utilities

  • Electricity
  • Internet
  • Mobile phone

Other spending categories

  • Accounting and financial planning
  • Bank Fees
  • Board games
  • Clothing and accessories
  • Electronics
  • Entertainment
  • Gifts, Donations
  • Government Fees
  • Hotel
  • Intercity Travel
  • Postage and shipping
  • Public Transit
  • Self-improvement
  • Shopping
  • Tax

Income categories

  • Income Income

Transfers and excluded categories

  • Home Equity Excluded from budget Excluded from totals
  • Payment, Transfer Excluded from budget Excluded from totals
  • Withdrawal Excluded from budget Excluded from totals

How to use this template in Lunch Money

Click Copy entire setup at the top of this page, then paste it into Lunch Money as a preset. See the import steps.

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How to import categories to Lunch Money

  1. Open preset categories. On the Categories page, click the arrow next to Add new category and choose Add preset categories. Add new category menu with Add preset categories selected
  2. Paste your custom setup. In the side panel, select Custom (Advanced) and paste the category list. Use a dash in front of subcategory names.
  3. Review and create. Check the preview for errors, then click Create.
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