https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/ How to turn receipt photos into a spreadsheet, with tips for expense reports, budgets and club accounts en https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/first-business-trip-expenses/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/first-business-trip-expenses/ In my first year at work I filed my expenses two weeks after a three-day trip, and finance sent the claim straight back. Here is how I replaced the missing receipts, and the five-minute habit I now keep in the hotel room every night. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/trip-settlement-friends/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/trip-settlement-friends/ After a long weekend away, "let's sort the money out at home" sat in our group chat for three weeks. Here is how 38 receipts, one extra column and three bank transfers finally settled it. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/first-solo-living-costs/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/first-solo-living-costs/ When my mum asked how much I spent a month after moving out, I had no idea. So I kept every receipt in a shopping bag by the door for six months and turned it into a spreadsheet. Here is what I found. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/budget-fourth-try/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/budget-fourth-try/ A budgeting app, a pretty notebook and a perfect spreadsheet template all failed me. What has worked for a year now: snap every receipt, sort the photos once a week, and keep only five categories. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/treasurer-first-year/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/treasurer-first-year/ What happened when I became treasurer of a hiking club, kept receipts in an envelope and panicked at the first audit, and the four habits that fixed it: snap right away, sort the same night, check flagged cells, share monthly. Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/spending-by-store/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/spending-by-store/ Use the Store column of your receipt spreadsheet to total spending per store, count visits and work out the average per visit, then sort from biggest to smallest. Includes a fix for the same chain showing up under different branch names. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/card-statement-reconciliation/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/card-statement-reconciliation/ Line up your bank or card transaction export with your receipt spreadsheet by date and amount, and use one COUNTIFS formula to find charges without a receipt and receipts that never hit the card. Also covers why amounts often don't match. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/expense-category-dropdown/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/expense-category-dropdown/ Add a Category column to your receipt spreadsheet and use Data Validation to pick from a dropdown list, so Groceries, groceries and Food don't end up as three separate categories. Includes the Google Sheets version. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-vat-check/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-vat-check/ What the subtotal, sales tax or VAT, tip, total and change lines on a receipt mean, which one belongs in your budget, and a simple Excel formula that flags amounts you copied wrong. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/split-shared-expenses/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/split-shared-expenses/ Split trip and group costs fairly in Excel or Google Sheets. Work out what each person paid and owes, settle up with the fewest transfers, and handle costs that only some people shared, with a worked example. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/treasurer-handover/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/treasurer-handover/ What an outgoing club or group treasurer should hand over, from bank access and the expense spreadsheet to receipt photos, dues records and money still owed, plus how to reconcile the balance together on handover day. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/over-budget-highlighting/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/over-budget-highlighting/ Set monthly budgets by category, total this month's receipts automatically with SUMIFS and EOMONTH, and use conditional formatting colors and data bars to see which categories are close to or over budget. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/event-budget-vs-actual/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/event-budget-vs-actual/ Compare an event budget with what you actually spent, line by line, using receipts collected during the event. Includes SUMIF formulas, highlighting overspent lines, cost per attendee and notes for next time. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/cash-expense-log/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/cash-expense-log/ Keep a record of spending without receipts, such as farmers markets, tips, gifts and payment app transfers, with quick phone notes and added rows, then reconcile against the cash in your wallet to find what's missing. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/out-of-pocket-reimbursement/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/out-of-pocket-reimbursement/ Log work expenses you paid with your own card or cash, track each one from submitted to paid, spot claims that have waited too long, and submit before your card bill is due so your own money isn't tied up. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/pivot-table-expenses/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/pivot-table-expenses/ Turn a receipt spreadsheet into category, store and monthly totals with an Excel PivotTable, including grouping dates by month, refreshing after new receipts and fixing a PivotTable that counts instead of sums. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-photo-privacy/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-photo-privacy/ Before posting a receipt photo to a group chat, expense system or marketplace, check for card digits, authorization codes, loyalty numbers, names, addresses and license plates, remove location data and cover details properly. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-types/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-types/ What separates an itemized receipt from a credit card slip, an invoice, an e-receipt and a packing slip, and which of them to keep when you track expenses or claim them back from an employer. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/monthly-expense-review/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/monthly-expense-review/ A month-end routine that turns receipts into a spreadsheet, reconciles them with your card statement, compares categories with last month and ends with one decision for next month, with timings and Excel formulas. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/freelancer-expense-categories/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/freelancer-expense-categories/ A practical set of expense categories for freelancers and sole traders organizing receipts in a spreadsheet, how to record mixed personal and business costs, and a file layout your accountant will thank you for. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/car-maintenance-log/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/car-maintenance-log/ Build a car maintenance log from repair shop receipts with mileage for every service, then add insurance, registration, fuel and parking to work out yearly running costs and cost per mile. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-photo-filing/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-photo-filing/ A simple system for receipt photos on your phone and computer, with folder and file naming rules, matching spreadsheet rows to photos, backing up the important ones and deciding when to delete. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/faded-receipt-recovery/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/faded-receipt-recovery/ Tips for recovering the date and total from a faded thermal receipt with better lighting and photo editing, and where to get a replacement record when it's unreadable, from card apps and statements to store reprints and email receipts. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/google-sheets-receipts/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/google-sheets-receipts/ Move your receipt spreadsheet into Google Sheets, keep months of spending in one sheet, build store and monthly totals with the QUERY function, and share it safely with family or a group. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/child-expenses/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/child-expenses/ Record child-related spending such as school costs, activities, medical bills, clothes and childcare by child and category in a spreadsheet, and keep the receipts you may need for taxes or reimbursement accounts. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/expense-report-template/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/expense-report-template/ Build a one-page expense report in Excel with the columns that matter, category totals, a reimbursement formula, and three simple checks that catch the most common mistakes before you submit. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/how-receipt-ocr-works/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/how-receipt-ocr-works/ A plain-English walkthrough of how a receipt scanner finds text in a photo, reads it, and picks out the date, store and total, plus why some values get flagged and the most common causes of misreads. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/excel-date-problems/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/excel-date-problems/ Why Excel dates turn into numbers like 46278, show as #####, won't sort because they're text, swap day and month, or shift by a day, and how to fix each problem in a receipt spreadsheet. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/foreign-currency-receipts/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/foreign-currency-receipts/ Record receipts from trips abroad without mixing currencies, convert them using your card statement or exchange rate, look up rates with GOOGLEFINANCE in Google Sheets, and account for foreign transaction fees. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/find-duplicate-receipts/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/find-duplicate-receipts/ Find expenses entered twice, from the same receipt photo added again or a purchase copied from both a receipt and a card statement, using COUNTIFS, conditional formatting and Remove Duplicates, and tell real repeat purchases apart. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/year-end-tax-receipts/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/year-end-tax-receipts/ The kinds of spending where receipts or written records often matter at tax time, such as medical costs, donations, childcare and self-employed expenses, and a simple way to flag them in your spreadsheet all year. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/family-travel-budget/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/family-travel-budget/ Record family vacation costs in one spreadsheet, from flights and hotels paid in advance to receipts on the road, foreign currency conversion and checking your card statement, then use a daily average to budget the next trip. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/wedding-budget/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/wedding-budget/ Manage wedding costs with many vendors, deposits and final balances by tracking quote, contract and paid amounts separately, building a payment schedule with reminders, and catching the small costs that add up. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/club-expenses/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/club-expenses/ A simple workflow for club and group treasurers to collect receipts, turn them into a spreadsheet, reconcile the balance and report to members. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/household-budget/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/household-budget/ How to set up budget categories, keep a receipt spreadsheet going week after week, and check it against your card statement. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-photo-tips/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/receipt-photo-tips/ Practical tips for taking receipt photos that read well, plus what to do with long receipts and faded thermal paper, and how to add photos taken on a phone. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/monthly-totals-excel/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/monthly-totals-excel/ Three ways to get monthly totals from a receipt spreadsheet, using SUMIFS, a helper column or a PivotTable, with examples. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/thermal-receipt-storage/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/thermal-receipt-storage/ Why thermal receipts fade, how to store originals so they last longer, and why a photo on the day you get the receipt is the safest backup. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/faq/ https://receiptmoa.com/en/guide/faq/ Answers about privacy, how many photos you can add, fixing recognition mistakes, supported formats and the Excel file. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT