Setting budgets

Tracking your spending against a targeted budget can help you manage your personal finances and reach your spending and savings goals.
 

Set up a budget in Macquarie Online Banking

To set up a budget in Macquarie Online Banking:

  1. Select Insights from the side menu, or first click on the menu icon  in the top left-hand corner to display the side menu
  2. Navigate to the Budget widget
  3. If the Budget widget has not been added, follow the steps on How to add a widget to the Insights page
  4. Select Add budget
  5. Select a category, a sub-category and add a budget amount
  6. Select Save budget.

Set up a budget in Macquarie Mobile Banking app

To set up a budget in the Macquarie Mobile Banking app:

  1. Select the Insights icon in the icon bar from the bottom
  2. Select Let's get started or Add budget
  3. Select a category, a sub-category and add a budget amount
  4. Select Save.

Tips to manage your budget

  • The budget period is from the first day to the last day of each month.
  • View a history of your category spending budgets by selecting a category.
  • In your budget history you can select a month to view the transactions made in that month.

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Existing customers can contact us at any time via chat in the Macquarie Mobile Banking app or Macquarie Online Banking. Our team will respond during business hours from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)

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