Accounts are the starting point of your financial picture
In YAFFA, an account is a real place where your money lives: your wallet, a bank account, savings, a credit card, or an investment account. Keeping these separate helps you understand your finances in a way that feels concrete and trustworthy.
This fits YAFFA's approach to personal finance: stay aware, stay in control, and keep your data in your own self-hosted app. Every transaction belongs somewhere, and accounts give that structure meaning.
What accounts help you do
Track each part of your money separately. Create accounts for everyday spending, long-term savings, travel money, or investments so you can see what each one is for at a glance.
Work confidently with multiple currencies. Every account has its own assigned currency, which keeps your records clear and makes cross-currency tracking more understandable.
Start from the right point. Set an opening balance when you create an account so your history begins with the financial reality you already have.
Follow how balances change over time. Income, expenses, transfers, and investment activity all flow through accounts, giving you a running view of your financial habits and progress.
Organize accounts in a way that makes sense to you. Use account groups to separate personal spending, savings goals, business activity, or anything else you want to keep distinct.
Keep old accounts without clutter. When an account is no longer active, you can mark it as inactive instead of deleting its history. Optional aliases also make imports and recognition easier when you manage many accounts.
Why this matters in daily life
Maybe you use one account for everyday card payments, another for emergency savings, and a third for investments. YAFFA lets you reflect that real-life structure instead of forcing everything into one total.
As you record transactions, you build a clearer picture of where your money is now, how it moves, and which accounts support your longer-term plans.
Build a financial structure that fits you
You can start with one simple account or create a more detailed setup over time. Either way, accounts give YAFFA the foundation it needs to help you track money with more clarity, intention, and control.