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[GH-ISSUE #2377] [Bug]: "To Budget" should take into consideration transactions with no category #42600

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opened 2026-04-26 02:36:36 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 4 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:36:36 -05:00
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Originally created by @tavlima on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/2377

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

Is this related to GoCardless, Simplefin or another bank-sync provider?

  • I have checked my server logs and could not see any errors there
  • I will be attaching my server logs to this issue
  • I will be attaching my client-side (browser) logs to this issue
  • I understand that this issue will be automatically closed if insufficient information is provided

What happened?

I just imported 6 months worth of transactions and didn't have time to go and classify all of them, but coming from nYNAB, I thought I could rely on the "To Budget" for current/future months, still... Except that I can't.

IMHO, the current behavior is misleading, as I definitely don't have 900 available for March.

The transactions

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The budget

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nYNAB transactions

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nYNAB budget, for reference

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Originally created by @tavlima on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/2377 ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### Is this related to GoCardless, Simplefin or another bank-sync provider? - [ ] I have checked my server logs and could not see any errors there - [ ] I will be attaching my server logs to this issue - [ ] I will be attaching my client-side (browser) logs to this issue - [ ] I understand that this issue will be automatically closed if insufficient information is provided ### What happened? I just imported 6 months worth of transactions and didn't have time to go and classify all of them, but coming from nYNAB, I thought I could rely on the "To Budget" for current/future months, still... Except that I can't. IMHO, the current behavior is misleading, as I definitely don't have 900 available for March. --- > The transactions <img width="1724" alt="image" src="https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/1283363/bbeef072-4f32-4f5f-9960-e4466b4fdb8c"> --- > The budget <img width="1725" alt="image" src="https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/1283363/9358f1c4-90eb-4172-9f4a-ee5ec40b60b6"> --- > nYNAB transactions ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/1283363/ec091036-9e67-4c50-9954-082f442fade5) --- > nYNAB budget, for reference ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/1283363/0a7dd027-3dd4-456c-9f8a-3b2948438ada) ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/1283363/3d4580d3-43a8-48a9-baac-a5e21f3b82b1) ### What error did you receive? _No response_ ### Where are you hosting Actual? None ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? _No response_ ### Operating System None
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-26 02:36:36 -05:00
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:36:38 -05:00
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@youngcw commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024):

There is a feature request for this #1794. Closing the issue since its not really a bug, but its true that it can be confusing.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1953205397 --> @youngcw commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024): There is a feature request for this #1794. Closing the issue since its not really a bug, but its true that it can be confusing.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:36:39 -05:00
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@tavlima commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024):

I see. IMHO it is not just confusing: it makes the whole budget useless, unless you have all of those transactions categorized. In fact, this is the second bug report about the same thing, so I'm afraid we will have to disagree on how to classify this. If this is not a bug, then I guess it is "by design", which doesn't make much sense to me.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1953211645 --> @tavlima commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024): I see. IMHO it is not just confusing: it makes the whole budget useless, unless you have all of those transactions categorized. In fact, this is the second bug report about the same thing, so I'm afraid we will have to disagree on how to classify this. If this is not a bug, then I guess it is "by design", which doesn't make much sense to me.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:36:40 -05:00
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@tavlima commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024):

Also, apologies for not search thoroughly before posting this.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1953213909 --> @tavlima commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024): Also, apologies for not search thoroughly before posting this.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-26 02:36:40 -05:00
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@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024):

I have four years of records in Actual so of course I can’t fully appreciate your situation. However, leaving aside any rights or wrongs as to the issue you raise, I would have approached it this way:

  1. Set an opening balance on each account at the beginning of the series of imported transactions.
  2. Check that my account balances after import are still correct
  3. Categorise all the imported transactions as either “Pre Actual Expenses” or “Pre Actual income”
  4. Start budgeting in Actual from the beginning of a new month using the account balances available
  5. In due course use the “hide category” facility for the “ Pre Actual” categories.
<!-- gh-comment-id:1954058406 --> @Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024): I have four years of records in Actual so of course I can’t fully appreciate your situation. However, leaving aside any rights or wrongs as to the issue you raise, I would have approached it this way: 1) Set an opening balance on each account at the beginning of the series of imported transactions. 2) Check that my account balances after import are still correct 3) Categorise all the imported transactions as either “Pre Actual Expenses” or “Pre Actual income” 4) Start budgeting in Actual from the beginning of a new month using the account balances available 5) In due course use the “hide category” facility for the “ Pre Actual” categories.
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