San Balance learning centre

Practical money-recording guides

Understand the reasoning behind the San Balance workflow with independent guides to accounts, transactions, commitments and reports. The worked AUD example follows every event from opening balances to a reconciled month-end total, with a fictional CSV you can download and inspect offline.

Money guide

How to set up accounts and opening balances

Build a reliable starting point for cash, bank and other money accounts without turning existing funds into new income.

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Money guide

How to record transactions without double counting

Choose between income, expense, transfer, refund, void and adjustment by following the movement of money.

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Money guide

How payment plans become actual spending

Keep one-time and recurring commitments separate from posted transactions until money really leaves an account.

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Money guide

How to read reports and diagnose unexpected totals

Interpret posted income, expenses, transfers, opening balances, adjustments and currencies in the correct scope.

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Money guide

A worked cash-flow ledger: from opening balances to the monthly report

Follow a fictional AUD ledger with two accounts, a transfer, a planned bill, a refund and a final reconciliation.

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