How to log spending by voice

In three steps

1. 1Tap the mic in the bar at the bottom of the home screen.
2. 2Say what you spent, for example “grabbed a taxi home, it was twelve dollars, cash”.
3. 3The expense shows up on a card and saves itself. To change anything, tap the card.

What you can say

• “Groceries at Trader Joe's, forty-eight fifty”
• “Paid the power bill yesterday, sixty-five dollars”
• “Gas, forty dollars, on my debit card”
• “Got paid two hundred dollars by a client”

What Monaza picks up

• The amount, in numbers or in words.
• The currency, if you say it: dollars, euros or kwanzas. If not, the currency of the account you named, or your main one.
• The category, from the place or the thing: a supermarket goes to Groceries, a taxi or a ride app to Taxis & Rides.
• The account, when you name it: “cash” or the bank's name.
• The day: “yesterday”, “the day before yesterday”, “three days ago”.
• Expense or income: “got paid”, “salary” and “received” count as income.

To get it right the first time

• One expense per sentence.
• Say where it was or what it was for: “lunch”, “pharmacy”, “Netflix”.
• If you'd rather type, the same sheet takes the amount and what it was for.