How do I track refunds/reimbursements?
There are TWO ways and either one is fine!
Option 1. You can use the "Reimbursements" type on the income tab.
Option 2. You can track a refund or reimbursement in the Use of Money to offset your original purchase.
Say you and a friend go out to dinner and you pay the bill, then they pay you back. Here's how you log this:
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You log that in the Use of Money as Wants > Takeout/Dining Out. Let's say for this example it's $100.
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When your friend reimburses you, track the reimbursement as a negative amount in the Use of Money.
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If they pay you back $50 for their half, you would enter the amount of -$50.00 (make sure to add the minus (-) sign!),
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Categorize it as Wants > Takeout/Dining Out.
This way, when you look at the summary of how much YOU spent, it will only show $50.00.