Opening & balance adjustments

Opening balances (also called balance adjustments) set how much money a wallet had before you started tracking — or fix a small mismatch without faking a purchase.

When to use this

Situation	Use opening balance?
Started tracking mid-month and wallet shows $0 but bank has $500	Yes — set opening balance
Bank app says $1,200 but Expense Trail says $1,150 after many entries	Yes — small adjustment
Bought groceries yesterday	No — add a normal expense
Moved money between accounts	No — use a transfer

Where to find it

Settings → General tab
Preferences
Tap Opening balances

This is under General → Preferences, not under the Money tab. The Money tab manages wallet names; Preferences manages the numbers inside them.

Set or adjust a balance

Open Opening balances
Pick a wallet and payment method combination
Review what the app calculated from your transactions
Enter the adjustment so the total matches reality
Use quick +10 / +100 (or negative) buttons for small fixes
Confirm to save, or Discard if you changed your mind

The adjustment appears as a special line in your transaction history and counts in monthly totals on reports.

What you will see on screen

For each wallet/method pair, the screen typically shows:

From transactions — sum of entries you logged
Adjustment — your manual correction
Total — what the app treats as the current balance

Cloud sync

Adjustments are stored on your device
With cloud sync on, they sync to other devices
Without sync, they stay local only

Do not use for everyday spending

Adjustments are for starting points and corrections — not for logging coffee, rent, or shopping. Use the + button for normal expenses.

Migrating from another app

Export or note your current bank balances
Set opening balances to match
Optionally import historical entries if you have a backup file
Going forward, log new expenses normally

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