The way BP works is that it allows you to set targets for income and
expenses and calculates out how performance to those targets will work out
over the course of a year. Then it lets you see how you are performing to
those targets.

In later versions, you can reallocate--say rollover variance that occurs
comparing the monthly allowances to things billed semi-annually. I think you
do this from a right-click menu in Budget Summary, but I am unsure of this.
You might search in help for reallocate.

"MichaelJ" <MichaelJ[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I thin the answer to your question is yes.
I setup the budget categories and set a dollar amount for each. But some
categoies already have money in them since they are not on a calendar year.
Example. House insurance. Paid annulayy ebvry June. $30 a month. So as of
12/31/2005 there is $ 180 in it and by 6/2006 there will $ 360 to pay the
bill. (numbers are fictious).
Current checkbook balnace is $ 6,000, but how do I alloacte it to the budget
categoreis?
Thanks Michael

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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What do you mean by "balances in the budget categories"? Do you mean you
want to account for income and expenses prior to any data you have entered
in Money in order for AutoBudget to take it into account?

"MichaelJ" <MichaelJ[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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This may be a really basic queston but I can't figure it out. I am using
Momey 2006 standard.
How do I setup intial balances in my budget categories? I don't want zero
balances in the budget categories. Some have money in them.