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Date-Based Rules: Time-Box Your Spending 📅

Automatically route transactions based on when they happen. Perfect for trips, holidays, projects, and any time-boxed spending.

See It In Action

🗾 Rule: Tokyo Trip March 15-25, 2025
Route to: Tokyo Trip slice Note: 🇯🇵 Tokyo 2025 Category: Travel
During your trip, every transaction:
🍜 Ichiran Ramen → Tokyo Trip slice
🚇 Tokyo Metro → Tokyo Trip slice
🏨 Hotel Booking → Tokyo Trip slice

Powerful Time-Based Automation

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Time-Boxed Spending

Set date ranges for automatic transaction routing. When the dates hit, your rules activate.

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Multiple Actions

Route to specific slices, add notes, assign categories - all based on when transactions occur.

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Set & Forget

Create rules once, they run automatically during your specified dates. No manual intervention needed.

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Smart Tagging

Automatically add notes and tags to transactions during specific time periods for easy tracking.

Real-World Examples

Date-based rules work for any time-boxed spending need. Here's how people use them:

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Tokyo Trip (March 15-25)

Saved up $3,000 for your dream Japan trip

All transactions → 'Tokyo Trip' slice
Add note: '🇯🇵 Tokyo 2025'
Category: Travel

Track exactly how much you're spending vs. your trip budget in real-time

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Holiday Shopping (Nov 20 - Dec 24)

Christmas budget of $800 across multiple stores

Shopping transactions → 'Christmas 2025' slice
Add note: '🎁 Holiday shopping'
Category: Gifts

Know exactly how much holiday budget remains as you shop

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Kitchen Remodel (June 1-30)

Home improvement project with $15,000 budget

Home Depot/Lowe's → 'Kitchen Reno' slice
Add note: 'Kitchen project'
Category: Home Improvement

Track project spending without mixing with regular expenses

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Back to School (Aug 15 - Sept 5)

School supplies and clothes for the kids

Target/Walmart/Office stores → 'School Supplies' slice
Add note: '📚 Back to school'
Category: Education

See total school costs across multiple shopping trips

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Wedding Weekend (Oct 12-14)

Best friend's wedding in wine country

All transactions → 'Sarah's Wedding' slice
Add note: 'Wedding weekend'
Category: Events

Track all wedding-related expenses in one place

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Festival Season (May 1 - Aug 31)

Summer music festivals and events

Festival/concert venues → 'Summer Festivals' slice
Add note: '🎵 Festival season'
Category: Entertainment

Monitor your entertainment budget across the whole summer

How It Works

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Set Your Dates

Choose start and end dates for your rule

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Define Actions

Pick which slice, add notes, set categories

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Automatic Magic

Transactions route automatically during those dates

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Track Progress

See spending vs. budget in real-time

Advanced Capabilities

Multiple Rules

Run different rules for different date ranges simultaneously

Combine Conditions

Mix date rules with merchant or amount conditions

Why Date-Based Rules Change Everything

Before Date-Based Rules

  • 😰 Manually categorizing vacation expenses weeks later
  • 🤔 Forgetting which expenses were for which project
  • 📊 Spreadsheets to track time-boxed spending
  • 💸 No real-time view of budget vs. actual

After Date-Based Rules

  • Everything automatically routes to the right place
  • 🎯 Perfect tracking for trips, holidays, and projects
  • 📱 Real-time view of spending vs. budget
  • 🧠 Zero mental overhead - set once, runs automatically
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Perfect for ADHD & Neurodivergent Brains

No more trying to remember what that charge was for three weeks later. Date-based rules capture context in the moment, so your future self doesn't have to figure it out.

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