How do I budget for large one time expenses, such as the purchase of a roof with savings money?

Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
edited May 2022 in Budgeting and Planning Tools (Mac)
I am planning to use my savings for a large purchase - a roof installation. How do I include that in my budget? I have Quicken for Mac.
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  • Quicken Mac Subscription SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta
    edited December 2020 Answer ✓
    I am not sure of your intent here (other than saving for a roof.)

    The technical answer is to have a budget category with that expense as goal in the month you expect to have the place re-roofed.

    But, I suspect your real question is how to "put away" $ to prepare for the large expenditure. If so, Quicken for Mac doesn't support savings goals at this time, so you would have to manually save up money in the source account.

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  • Quicken Mac Subscription SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta
    edited December 2020 Answer ✓
    I am not sure of your intent here (other than saving for a roof.)

    The technical answer is to have a budget category with that expense as goal in the month you expect to have the place re-roofed.

    But, I suspect your real question is how to "put away" $ to prepare for the large expenditure. If so, Quicken for Mac doesn't support savings goals at this time, so you would have to manually save up money in the source account.
  • Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
    Thanks for your response. I do miss the savings goals.
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