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[Feature] Hide categories with insufficient funds when covering overspending #2508

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opened 2026-02-28 20:16:28 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 4 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:16:28 -06:00
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Originally created by @samgnight on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025).

Verified feature request does not already exist?

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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

When covering overspending, all categories display regardless of the available balance.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

I am proposing a change that would hide categories with balances <= 0 when covering overspending.

Using YNAB as an example - We can see that I've overspent my Internet category, money is available in Electricity and Life Insurance, but not Offering.
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When I go to cover the overspending, Offering does not display.
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Originally created by @samgnight on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [x] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? When covering overspending, all categories display regardless of the available balance. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem I am proposing a change that would hide categories with balances <= 0 when covering overspending. Using YNAB as an example - We can see that I've overspent my Internet category, money is available in Electricity and Life Insurance, but not Offering. <img width="622" height="130" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d99022c5-f387-41b7-9ce6-c3c1d7d3cbf2" /> When I go to cover the overspending, Offering does not display. <img width="259" height="69" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/39ec1c6a-c19a-454b-bafc-2dafed942756" /> ### Teaching and learning _No response_
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:16:30 -06:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025):

✨ Thanks for sharing your idea! ✨

This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward 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 👍!

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward 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 -->
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:16:30 -06:00
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@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025):

Thanks for reporting! I've closed it in favour of an older request for the same thing, feel free to head over there and give it a 👍

@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025): Thanks for reporting! I've closed it in favour of an older request for the same thing, feel free to head over there and give it a 👍
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:16:30 -06:00
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@samgnight commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025):

Hey @matt-fidd ,

I believe #4505 is a different feature/bug.

My request is that categories with insufficient funds do not display at all. They would simply be hidden from the cover overspending modal.

@samgnight commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025): Hey @matt-fidd , I believe #4505 is a different feature/bug. My request is that categories with insufficient funds do not display at all. They would simply be hidden from the cover overspending modal.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:16:31 -06:00
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@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025):

Hey @matt-fidd ,

I believe #4505 is a different feature/bug.

My request is that categories with insufficient funds do not display at all. They would simply be hidden from the cover overspending modal.

I can see your point, I think we discussed in that issue and same to the same conclusion as this one, but the original intentions were different. I'll keep this one open and see how it goes.

@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025): > Hey [@matt-fidd](https://github.com/matt-fidd) , > > I believe [#4505](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/4505) is a different feature/bug. > > My request is that categories with insufficient funds do not display at all. They would simply be hidden from the cover overspending modal. I can see your point, I think we discussed in that issue and same to the same conclusion as this one, but the original intentions were different. I'll keep this one open and see how it goes.
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