What is a Memory

A Memory collects spending and photos for one experience. You use the same Memory from a group, from an expense, and from a budget. It is not tied to a single screen.

“Trip memory” is only a common example. Any Memory has the same parts.

An expense belongs to a Memory when that Memory was turned on at the expense’s time. The start and end you type mark the experience. They do not, by themselves, decide which bills belong.

Where a Memory applies

Groups — one Group Memory can be on for the group. It is applied to expenses in that group while it is on.
Expenses — Personal Memories that are on can be chosen on a bill dated today. Group and Shared Memories that are on are applied. Turn a Group or Shared Memory off before you save if that bill should not use it.
A span of days — a list for those days shows the Memories that were on then, in your timezone. Filtering by groups shows only those groups’ Memories.
Budgets — pick the Memory under What counts when you create a budget. Only spending linked to it counts toward that cap.
Photos — images live on the Memory itself, separate from receipts on an expense.

A Place is a saved location. An expense can have both. They stay independent.

Parts of a Memory

Part	What it does
Identity and icon	Title, description, optional icon
Date window	Start and end of the experience. Start may be in the past.
Scope	Personal, Group, or Shared
Active memory	When the Memory is turned on, and so which expenses it covers
Photos	Pictures of the experience
Expense links	Spend attached while the Memory was on
Lifecycle	Active, deactivated, or deleted

Next steps

Walk through a trip: Create a trip memory.