Feature
Track money you lent and money you owe
A loan in Chillar's records who and how much, then accumulates records: repayments, additional borrowing, and interest. Each record can move real money in a linked account. The loan's remaining balance is total borrowed minus principal repaid, with interest kept separate.
Interest never touches the principal
An interest payment is a real transaction that leaves your account, but it does not reduce what you still owe. Chillar's keeps the two apart, so the remaining balance means what it says.
Records that move money
Attach an account to a loan record and Chillar's creates the matching transaction with the right direction. Lending money out is an expense, being repaid is income, and borrowing is the mirror of both.
The informal loans you already have
Most personal lending is money to a sibling, money from a friend, or a deposit someone owes back. These are the loans you forget about, and a running balance keeps them in front of you.
Frequently asked questions
- Does a loan repayment count as an expense in my budget?
- Yes, if the record is linked to an account. The repayment is a real transaction in that account, so it appears in your history and counts towards any budget whose scope includes it.
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