Connect your Monzo account to Airtable, and start saving using a zero-sum budgeting strategy. This allows you to give every penny of your Income a job, and budget accordingly.
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If you just want to start planning your spending with a Zero-Sum Budget – there is no requirement to complete the Monzo integration. You can delete most of the columns in the Transactions table as you see fit.
There are Blocks already set up to display "This Month's Zero-Sum" and "% Overpacing".
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Integrating Monzo and IFTTT
This integration is completely free!
Follow these instructions to integrate Monzo with Airtable using IFTTT.
Sign up/sign into the Monzo Developer Portal
Access token found here:
https://developers.monzo.com/api/playground
Sign up/sign into IFTTT
Connect your IFTTT Monzo Integration
Connect your IFTTT Airtable Integration
Create an Applet on IFTTT, and use the following info:
Which base?
Your airtable Table name - mine is "Coinsheet"
Table
Transactions
Record Content
::airtable::TransactionId::{{TransactionId}} ::airtable::MerchantName::{{MerchantName}} ::airtable::MerchantAddress::{{MerchantAddress}} ::airtable::MerchantCountryCode::{{MerchantCountryCode}} ::airtable::AmountInAccountCurrency::{{AmountInAccountCurrency}} ::airtable::AccountCurrencySymbol::{{AccountCurrencySymbol}} ::airtable::AccountCurrencyCode::{{AccountCurrencyCode}} ::airtable::AmountInLocalCurrency::{{AmountInLocalCurrency}} ::airtable::LocalCurrencySymbol::{{LocalCurrencySymbol}} ::airtable::LocalCurrencyCode::{{LocalCurrencyCode}} ::airtable::TransactionTime::{{TransactionTime}} ::airtable::Notes::{{Notes}}
Save
(You'll have to go and use your card to test…)
How do I start using this?
I would recommend starting from a payday - with fresh income and budgets.
How do I adjust my budgets?
If you'e not already clued up on zero sum budgeting, I recommend reading up on YNAB:
https://www.youneedabudget.com/the-four-rules/
As you spend through the month, you should adjust each Target to reflect how much you're spending. You can use the This Month's Overpacing view of Budgets to see which Budgets are likely to overspend, and what the predictions are.
Once you've updated your budgets, remember to check that your Zero-sum is still zero, or close enough.