Income

Add expected income with a name, amount, and frequency. Choose from Weekly, Biweekly, Twice Monthly, Monthly, Yearly, or Custom to match how often you're paid. Common examples include salary, freelance work, and side projects. Each income source appears in your income summary so you can see how much you expect to earn each period.

For irregular income like bonuses, tax refunds, or one-off payments, use the dedicated One-Time Income section. Rather than setting a repeating frequency, you record each individual amount on its own, so it counts towards your planning for that period without carrying over into future ones.

Track variable income like interest or cashback that changes each period. You can update the amount as it comes in to keep your planning accurate.

Mark income as received when it arrives to keep your planning accurate. This feeds your Total Actual so you can see how much of your expected income has actually come in so far.

Cadence surfaces your income in a couple of places. The Income Performance widget compares what you planned against what has arrived:

• Total Planned— The income you expected to receive this period.
• Total Actual— The income you've marked as received so far.
• Income Variance— The difference between planned and actual, so you can see whether you're ahead or behind.

Alongside it, an income summary breaks down what's still to come:

• Expected— Income still expected this period.
• Due Today— Income expected to arrive today.
• Overdue— Income that was expected but hasn't been marked as received.

Visit the Budgets article to learn how budgets and income work together.