Translate Your Monthly Bank Statement Into Plain-English Spending Categories

You glance at the bank statement, wince, and close the app. This prompt takes last month's transactions and groups every one into six clear spending categories, so the patterns hiding in the noise finally show up. It's the groundwork for any budget that survives contact with real life. Good for anyone who has never properly tracked where the money goes.

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Most people glance at a bank statement but rarely translate it into meaningful spending categories. Categorising your actual spend for even one month reveals patterns invisible at the transaction level and is the foundation of any realistic budget.
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Paste or describe your last month's transactions here: [list of transactions or a summary by merchant]. Group every transaction into one of six categories: Housing, Food, Transport, Health, Entertainment, and Other. Calculate the total and percentage for each category. Highlight any category where spend surprised you.
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A summary table (category, total spend, percentage of total). Then two sentences per surprising category explaining what the pattern might indicate and one easy adjustment to consider. Plain language only; no financial jargon.
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