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How to manage Monthly Expenses

Tips & Tutorials · June 24, 2026

Expense Management — Stop Guessing Where Your Money Went

India's relationship with money is unique. We use UPI for ₹20 chai and ₹20,000 rent in the same afternoon. We track EMIs, insurance premiums, SIPs, and groceries simultaneously. And yet most expense apps were built for a credit-card-first, Western audience — with zero understanding of how Indians actually spend.

MyNotifyAssist's Expense module was built from the ground up for Indian users.

The Personal view gives you a full dashboard: total monthly spend, category breakdown donut chart, budget vs actual progress, weekly spend trend, and a filterable expense list — all in one screen. Set your monthly budget (say ₹25,000), add your expenses, and watch in real time how you're tracking.

The Shared Space view is where it gets powerful. Whether you're a couple managing household finances, flatmates splitting rent and groceries, or a family tracking combined expenses — Shared Space gives everyone a live, synced view of who paid what.

Add an expense → your partner gets a WhatsApp notification instantly: "Priya added Electricity Bill ₹1,100 to Shared Space. June total: ₹18,400 / ₹25,000." No more end-of-month arguments. No more "I thought you paid that."

The Split view handles group expenses — trips, dinners, office outings — with equal split, percentage split, or custom amount split. Settle up via UPI deep link directly from the app.

Kri AI across all three views:

  • "How much did I spend on food last month?" — answered instantly

  • Budget warnings: "You've used 82% of your food budget with 10 days left"

  • Anomaly alerts: "Unusual charge of ₹4,200 at an unknown merchant — was this you?"

  • Smart categorisation: Swiggy → Food, Ola → Travel, Netflix → Subscriptions — automatically

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