Stay on top with our Westpac App Budget Tools
Be the master of your money
- Follow your ins and outs
- Track spending month to month
- Set your own categories
- Spot savings possibilities
Track your ins and outs
Keep your monthly expenses in check with the Westpac App. Get a big-picture view on your home screen using our simple-to-use budgeting tools:
Compare spending across categories
Better understand your spending on essentials and those little luxuries to see where you’ve got money to splash out or where to cut back to save:
- Over 30 category types, ranked by spending
- Re-categorise your transactions or create your own categories
- Tag transactions with unique labels, which you can then filter by
- Get the big picture with monthly/yearly spending overviews
Track trends in your cash flow
Surprised by your bank balance? Tracking your income vs expenses can help you plan for costlier months or those with extra cash ripe for saving:
- Cash flow updates show how you’re tracking each month
- See instantly if you’re ahead or if you need to curb spending
- 12-month interactive summary highlights trends by month
- See which subcategories/categories have the highest percentage spend
Get better visibility in just a few taps
See exactly where you're at, what you're spending and how you could potentially tighten the belt to save. Here's how to get started:
In the Westpac App
- Sign into the Westpac App
- On your home screen tap Insights to view Cash flow and Categories
Don’t get caught short
Use our Budget Planner tool in the App to see how much available cash you’ve got. Simply set your ins and outs and you’ll be able to see what you’ve got left to spend. You can even choose categories and set limits for them to help you track and manage where your money goes.
Frequently asked questions
You can change a transaction subcategory by:
- Tap on the transaction.
- Scroll down to the Subcategory header, tap Edit.
- Select a new subcategory from the list.
To create a custom subcategory:
- Tap on your transaction.
- Scroll down to the Subcategory header, tap Edit.
- Tap Create a subcategory at the bottom.
- Enter the Custom name you'd like, and then tap Save.
- Confirm if you'd like similar transactions to be recategorised. The system will continue to learn as you update your subcategories.
Transactions with a pending category can't be updated and won't appear in your Cash flow and Categories until they're fully processed.
Things you should know
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