Skip to main content

Contractor Income Tracking

Feature Request

A more flexible income tracking option for fluctuating incomes! I am a contractor so my income is not fixed. I have 1 fixed income source, and 1 variable. So when any additional variable income comes in it is not reflecting in the budget under “remaining” would love this adjusted!

Posted by Ana Jara ·
Status: Completed1 comment

Log in to comment and vote

Comments1

  • team@waypointbudget

    Team•

    Aug 6

    Hi Ana,

    This is live now!

    You can now set any income source to Variable. Open your budget, tap your income, then add a source (or edit one) and switch it from Fixed to Variable. Since variable income has no set amount, we create a matching income category for that source, and every deposit you tag with it counts toward your income for the month. Your budget's "remaining" grows as each payment lands, right alongside your fixed paycheque.

    One tip for the first week: when a variable deposit comes in, tag it with that source's category. After the first one or two, auto-categorization picks up the pattern and does it for you.

    If anything feels off once you've tried it with real deposits, please let us know. I'd genuinely like to know how it works for your setup.

    Best,

    Jamal
    Co-Founder, Waypoint Budget