A month, honestly.
Student budget tracker
Built around how a Kenyan university student's money actually moves — HELB, rent, matatu fare, bundles — not a template designed for a salary.
Needs
Rent, food, transport, data — the things that do not go away.
—| Item | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|
| hostel or bedsitter | — | |
| shopping and mess | — | |
| matatu, boda, going home | — | |
| — | ||
| — | ||
| — |
Wants
Everything you enjoy and could, in a bad month, stop.
—| Item | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|
| — | ||
| — | ||
| — | ||
| — |
Future
Savings, investments, debt you are clearing faster than required.
—| Item | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|
| even KSh 500 counts | — | |
| — | ||
| MMF, T-bill, SACCO | — |
Left this month
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