Side Job Tool

A side gig on its own books. Its costs stay out of your household spending; only the net reaches your report.

The side job in this guide

Friends hear you are going to Japan and ask you to bring back snacks and skincare. You buy in yen, they pay you back in AUD with a markup.

Side job🛍️ Japan Jastip

Bought¥39,200 from Wise JPY

SoldAUD 640 into NAB

Rate1 AUD = ¥98

Set it up

Tap your username (top right), then Side Job under Tools.

Finance Tracker

Tap Add Side Job. Name it, pick One-off, add its categories, tap Add Side Job.Type a category and tap Add: it becomes a chip. "Other" is always there.

Add Side Job

Manual Auto

Name

Japan Jastip

Icon (emoji)

🛍️

Reporting Method ?

○ Monthly net◉ One-off (consolidates on close)

Categories (own list, "Other" is always included)

Goods ×Sales ×

e.g. COGS

Add

Method	Use it for
Monthly net	Ongoing work: freelancing, tutoring. Each month's net goes to that month's report
One-off	A single trip or event. Nothing reaches your report until you close it, then the whole net lands at once

Record and close

Tap Record in Side Job Transactions. The line under the accounts already names the job's first category, Japan Jastip, Goods. The shopping in Tokyo: Expense ¥39,200 from Wise JPY.

Record Transaction

Action

Expense

Amount

JPY39,200

Wise JPY (JPY)

→

Don Quijote

12 Oct, 14:10 · JPY · 🛍️ Japan Jastip, Goods

Back home, friends pay: Income AUD 640 into NAB Everyday. Open the line under the accounts and set the category to Japan Jastip, Sales.Same picker on the Transactions tab, and the bot takes "640 from friends into nab, Japan Jastip side job".

Record Transaction

Action

Income

Amount

AUD640.00

Friends

→

NAB Everyday (AUD)

20 Oct, 18:30 · AUD · 🛍️ Japan Jastip, Sales

Currency

AUD · Australian Dollar

Date

20/10/2026, 06:30 PM

Category

🛍️ Japan Jastip, Sales

Read the row: the yen cost is already in AUD. Tap the padlock to close the job.Closing sends the net, AUD 240, into that month's income statement as one Side Jobs (net) line.

Side Job Tool

Month

October 2026

Display Currency

AUD · Australian Dollar

Side Jobs Add Side Job

Side Job	Revenue	Expenses	Net
🛍️ Japan Jastip One-off	640.00	400.00	240.00

Goods ¥39,200 ÷ 98AUD 400.00

SalesAUD 640.00

Net to your reportAUD 240.00

A closed job takes no more transactions. The open padlock reopens it. Pencil renames it (past rows follow), trash removes it from the list but keeps its history.