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Nest brings your bank cash, virtual budgets, card payments, receivables, savings, and investments into one clear money map—without pretending they are all the same thing.
Real cash Virtual purpose Commitments Long-term value
Your money mapExample
Available bank balance$5,000.00
Everyday$800.00
Bills$1,000.00
Card settlement$600.00
Emergency savings$2,400.00
$5,000 bank − $4,800 assigned = $200 freeEvery dollar is visible, even before it has a job.
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The Nest model
Four views that answer four different questions.
Keeping cash, purpose, commitments, and investments distinct gives you a more honest picture of your money.
Real cash
Your bank balances are the control totals: the money that actually exists today.
Answers: “How much do I have?”Virtual purpose
Sub-accounts divide bank cash into jobs such as bills, spending, savings, and goals.
Answers: “What is it for?”Commitments
Card payables show what you owe. Receivables show what others still owe you.
Answers: “What must happen next?”Long-term value
Dated investment snapshots show capital invested, current value, and liquidity.
Answers: “What is growing over time?”One balance, many jobs
A discrepancy is a useful signal—not a mystery.
Nest compares each real bank balance with the total of its virtual sub-accounts. Positive means money is still free to assign. Negative means you have allocated more than the bank currently holds.
Bank balance−Sub-account total=Unallocated
+$350
UnallocatedNew income or cash waiting for a purpose.
Fully assignedThe bank and its virtual accounts agree.
−$90
Over-allocatedA budget needs funding or the bank balance is stale.
See the movement
Understand the full journey of your money.
A transaction is easier to act on when you can see whether it changed cash, purpose, or a future commitment.
Monthly budget
Give incoming money a plan
1
List sourcesSalary, freelance income, household contributions
2
Assign every amountBills, spending, savings, investing
3
Confirm the monthFund the linked virtual sub-accounts
Sources must equal items. Bank cash changes only when income actually arrives.
Credit-card payable
Reserve now, pay later
1
Card purchaseThe payable rises; bank cash has not moved
2
Reserve the cashMove value from Spending to Card Settlement
3
Pay the statementNow the payable and bank cash both fall
Resolve every charge, then refresh the bank balance after payment posts.
Receivable
Keep expected money visible
1
You cover a costCreate the matching receivable
2
Track it as openSee what is owed without counting it as bank cash
3
Close when paidCredit the default settlement sub-account
Close the receivable and refresh the bank balance when payment arrives.
Build beyond this month
See savings and investments clearly—without double-counting.
Savings is still bank cash with a protected purpose. Investments are separate assets measured by their latest value.
Savings stays connected to cash
Use a Savings sub-account to show which bank money is protected for emergencies or goals.
Investments show current value
Track invested capital, market value, gain or loss, and what can be withdrawn.
A calm operating rhythm
A few small checks keep the whole picture trustworthy.
- 01Plan the month
Balance income sources against budget items, then fund the linked sub-accounts.
- 02Record what happens
Classify direct spending, account for card charges, and create receivables when needed.
- 03Settle commitments
Close received receivables and pay each card statement from its reserved cash.
- 04Reconcile and review
Refresh bank balances, explain discrepancies, and update investment values.