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[GH-ISSUE #1839] [Feature] Sub-accounts #42357

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opened 2026-04-26 02:05:50 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 4 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:05:50 -05:00
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Originally created by @kabo on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/1839

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  • Would you like to implement this feature?

Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

We have a revolving credit account. This means we can withdraw up to -$X from the account, but we only pay interest on the money we have withdrawn. If the account balance is $0 or higher we pay zero interest.

So naturally we want to have as much cash as possible in this account. So we dump all my money, my partner's money, etc. into this one account.

It would be great if accounts could have sub-accounts so we can easily see what money is in there, which account or purpose it belongs to.

By purpose I mean we have some payments that are only paid 3/times year. We could create sub-accounts for those things and transfer a quarter of the upcoming payment each month into that sub-account.

This keeps the grand total for the account correct and easily verifiable, money isn't sent of to expenses that haven't happened yet, and lets us know we're on track for upcoming payments.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Accounts should be able to have sub-accounts, accounts that aren't physical accounts, but partitions in a physical account.

This would allow us to save up for future payments or for bigger things, while keeping the money in the same physical account.

Could be nested as well, e.g.

All accounts $90
├── BankA $30
│   └── AccX $30
│       ├── Purpose1 $10
│       └── Purpose2 $20
├── BankB $60
│   └── AccY $50
│       ├── Purpose3 $20
│       └── Purpose4 $30
│   └── AccZ $10
└── BankC $0
    └── AccZZ $0

Teaching and learning

I feel like some sort of tree structure should make it fairly clear.

Originally created by @kabo on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/1839 ### 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? We have a revolving credit account. This means we can withdraw up to -$X from the account, but we only pay interest on the money we have withdrawn. If the account balance is $0 or higher we pay zero interest. So naturally we want to have as much cash as possible in this account. So we dump all my money, my partner's money, etc. into this one account. It would be great if accounts could have sub-accounts so we can easily see what money is in there, which account or purpose it belongs to. By purpose I mean we have some payments that are only paid 3/times year. We could create sub-accounts for those things and transfer a quarter of the upcoming payment each month into that sub-account. This keeps the grand total for the account correct and easily verifiable, money isn't sent of to expenses that haven't happened yet, and lets us know we're on track for upcoming payments. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem Accounts should be able to have sub-accounts, accounts that aren't physical accounts, but partitions in a physical account. This would allow us to save up for future payments or for bigger things, while keeping the money in the same physical account. Could be nested as well, e.g. ``` All accounts $90 ├── BankA $30 │   └── AccX $30 │   ├── Purpose1 $10 │   └── Purpose2 $20 ├── BankB $60 │   └── AccY $50 │   ├── Purpose3 $20 │   └── Purpose4 $30 │ └── AccZ $10 └── BankC $0 └── AccZZ $0 ``` ### Teaching and learning I feel like some sort of tree structure should make it fairly clear.
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:05:52 -05:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023):

✨ Thanks for sharing your idea! ✨

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 👍!

<!-- gh-comment-id:1784041187 --> @github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023): :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 -->
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:05:53 -05:00
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@normanu commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2023):

same as https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/1320 ?

<!-- gh-comment-id:1790955436 --> @normanu commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2023): same as https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/1320 ?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:05:54 -05:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2023):

Correct me if I am wrong, but I would say it's different, this would be in Accounts, not Budget. I would like this for my savings account. I would designate different funds within my savings account without having to open a new account with the bank. For example, for a new car, and saving for a vacation. I attached an image, though I do think @kabo's diagram is better. I do see an issue to overcome: If I were to take out more money than is in one of the sub-accounts, how would Actual determine which sub-account to pull from next?
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<!-- gh-comment-id:1791013358 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2023): Correct me if I am wrong, but I would say it's different, this would be in Accounts, not Budget. I would like this for my savings account. I would designate different funds within my savings account without having to open a new account with the bank. For example, for a new car, and saving for a vacation. I attached an image, though I do think @kabo's diagram is better. I do see an issue to overcome: If I were to take out more money than is in one of the sub-accounts, how would Actual determine which sub-account to pull from next? ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/87683650/81efbdfc-dac0-4b99-aa32-4d26e177fc12)
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:05:56 -05:00
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@kabo commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2023):

In my mind sub-accounts can go negative. So not sure that needs to be a problem.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1809494519 --> @kabo commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2023): In my mind sub-accounts can go negative. So not sure that needs to be a problem.
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