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Budget shortfall

The gap between income and the spending plan.

The plan

Result

Enter income and spending for the same period.

How this works

The gap is planned spending minus expected income. A positive gap is a shortfall. Zero means the plan meets. A negative gap is a surplus, shown as money left. If there is a shortfall and you enter a giver count, the page divides the gap by that count. It does not say anyone owes that amount. It is a way to see the size of the hole.

An example

A month with $8,200 expected and $9,100 planned, across 40 givers. The shortfall is $900, which is $22.50 if it were split evenly. That split is arithmetic, not an ask.