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Set up income lines

What you'll do

An income line is one source of money in: a salary, rent from a tenant, a side job. You give it the amount of one payment and how often it's paid (monthly, twice a month, every two weeks or weekly). Cashington works out how many paydays each month has and matches the deposits when they arrive. Income lines live on Money in, and related ones can share a group, such as Side work.

Updated October 2026 · Cashington 0.2.3 · 5 steps · screenshots show an invented household

  1. Open Money in

    Open Money in, under Set up in the menu. Next to Income lines, click Add income line.

    The Money in page, Where your money comes from, with Income lines, the Side work group, Add a group and the Add income line button.

  2. Describe the income

    Pick a group if you like, then type a name, the amount per payment and who is paid. Pick how often it's paid. For monthly or twice a month you choose the day or days; for every two weeks or weekly you give one real payday and Cashington repeats the rhythm from it. Deposited to names the account the money lands in. Click Add income line.

    The New income line form with Group set to Side work, Line name, Amount per payment, Owner, How often (Monthly, Twice a month, Every two weeks, Weekly), A real payday, Deposited to, and Add income line.

  3. Read the schedule

    The new line sits in its group and shows the amount per payment, how often, how many paydays fall this month, and a chip with the day, such as Saturdays, or the 15th and the last day. The group's heading adds up its lines.

    The Side work group with 3 income lines, and the new Farmers market stall line: $180 per payment, weekly, owner Sam, deposited to Sam Checking, Saturdays, $720 in September.

  4. Click a line to change it

    Here, Alex salary: $2,980 per payment every two weeks, on Fridays, deposited to Alex Checking, so $5,960 is expected in September.

    The Alex salary line: $2,980 per payment every two weeks, deposited to Alex Checking, Fridays, $5,960 in September.

  5. Edit and save

    Change the group, the owner, the amount per payment, the schedule or the account it's deposited to. The line under the fields shows what the month now expects, so you can check it before you click Save.

    The Income line dialog for Alex salary with Group, Deposited to, Amount per payment and Owner, set to Every two weeks, showing $5,960 expected in September from 2 payments, with Archive, Delete, Cancel and Save.