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Understand savings goals and carry-forward

Learn how to understand savings goals and carry-forward on Pennie's Reports page.

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Step 1

Find Savings goals

  1. Find Savings goals
  2. Compare Saved, Target and this month
  3. Carry-forward retains saved history

Savings goals compares saved progress with a configured target.

The category setup does not deposit money.

Monthly progress comes from actual saved movements.

Step 2

Read carry-forward Saved

  1. Read carry-forward Saved
  2. Compare Saved, Target and this month
  3. Carry-forward retains saved history

Emergency fund carries earlier savings forward.

Its Saved amount is six thousand four hundred rupees.

This month's four-hundred-rupee contribution drives monthly progress.

Step 3

Compare monthly-only progress

  1. Compare monthly-only progress
  2. Compare Saved, Target and this month
  3. Carry-forward retains saved history

Monthly savings does not carry earlier balance into this report presentation.

It shows four hundred rupees for this month.

Earlier saved history is retained, not deleted.

Step 4

Keep activity separate

  1. Keep activity separate
  2. Compare Saved, Target and this month
  3. Carry-forward retains saved history

Summary Savings activity is selected-period net movement.

It is distinct from the carry-forward Saved amount.

Neither the goal nor the progress bar is a bank-confirmed balance.

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