Add and approve expenses

Add an expense by typing it in or scanning a receipt. It stays pending until both of you approve.

Add an expense

1. Open milinn and go to add an expense.
2. Type the store, amount, and date, or scan a receipt.
3. Choose who paid and how you want to split it.
4. Save. The expense is pending until both parents approve.

Approve an expense

1. Open the pending expense.
2. Check the amount, category, and who paid.
3. Approve it if it looks right.
4. The running balance updates after both of you approve.

If you disagree

Use the comment thread on that expense instead of texting about it.

1. Open the expense you disagree with.
2. Leave a comment on that expense so the discussion stays with the record.
3. Do not approve until you both agree, or keep talking on that thread.

Sync across phones

milinn works on iPhone and Android. Changes sync between phones.

1. Each of you signs in on your own phone.
2. Stay in the same shared space.
3. When one of you adds or approves an expense, the other phone updates after it syncs.