[Feature] Data Table with spent averages of different time windows #2195

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opened 2026-02-28 20:06:09 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @maciejmatczak on GitHub (Jun 12, 2025).

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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

Very often I am filling the envelopes upfront the expected spending. I am securing the money I will need in future.

To understand my spending habits, I am missing an overview with averages spending. Do I forecast well? Is my planned budget good enough? How to plan the future without understanding the past?

Having a new type for Custom Reports like "Averages Data Table" could help a lot.

This type of information already exists through an application - for example, setting a budget to an average. I still, personally, prefer to plan the budget - but without a data allowing an introspection - it's a bit hard.

Current state of art

The only way I figured out to plot these - is by putting next to each other a separate Custom Reports with a different time horizon, like 3m, 6m, 12m. This solution is suboptimal, as each of the report contains its own Total. It's cluttered:

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Describe your ideal solution to this problem

A new Custom Report type, similar to Data Table, would be great.

User could pick a set of averages for the columns. Personally, I would pick 3 months, 6 months, 12 months.

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Originally created by @maciejmatczak on GitHub (Jun 12, 2025). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? Very often I am filling the envelopes upfront the expected spending. I am securing the money I will need in future. To understand my spending habits, I am missing an overview with averages spending. Do I forecast well? Is my planned budget good enough? How to plan the future without understanding the past? Having a new type for Custom Reports like "Averages Data Table" could help a lot. This type of information already exists through an application - for example, setting a budget to an average. I still, personally, prefer to plan the budget - but without a data allowing an introspection - it's a bit hard. ### Current state of art The only way I figured out to plot these - is by putting next to each other a separate Custom Reports with a different time horizon, like 3m, 6m, 12m. This solution is suboptimal, as each of the report contains its own Total. It's cluttered: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8f66ff9e-6da3-4a68-8980-4e0533a75ddd) ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem A new Custom Report type, similar to Data Table, would be great. User could pick a set of averages for the columns. Personally, I would pick 3 months, 6 months, 12 months. ### Teaching and learning _No response_
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2025):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2025): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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