Expense Tracker Automation
This is the personal expense tracker I actually use. I message a Telegram bot in plain English, upload receipts when I want, and the system logs expenses, income, subscriptions, and monthly totals into Google Sheets for me.
How It Works
Click any node to see what goes in and what comes out at that step.
Key Features
✦Log expenses and income from Telegram without opening the spreadsheet
✦Read receipt images and default to one clean expense row per receipt
✦Convert foreign currencies into the tracker currency before writing
✦Match categories against the live sheet category list instead of inventing labels
✦Handle recurring items, edits, deletes, and monthly totals from the existing template
✦Use Google Sheets as the source of truth while keeping chat confirmations fast
Template Requirement
This only works properly with the Simplify Budget sheet template. The automation expects the same tabs, helper tables, recurring structure, category setup, and summary ranges. Without that sheet structure, it is not plug-and-play.