[Feature] Add subcategory

[andreapx]

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• [ ] Would you like to implement this feature?

Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

I feel the need to divide some expenses into subcategory. For example for leasure I would like to have a group called leasure, then add a category rent and a subcategory expenses Or another example: --> house ---->bills ------>electricity ------>Internet ------>Insurance ------> ... ---->furniture ---->... ...

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Add the possibility to add a subcategory (maybe with multiple levels)

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[normanu]

Would love this aswell!

[carkom]

Could this be remedied with tags? I can see a use case where you could tag the smallest tier and be able to use it all successfully. Thoughts?

[binarygituser]

Could this be remedied with tags? I can see a use case where you could tag the smallest tier and be able to use it all successfully. Thoughts?

tags could work in scenarios where we need to search/filter. Another advantages with tags is to ability to tag expenses that are related/similar but fall under different categories. For ex. Child1 and Child2 going to different clubs, all of those budgeted as Fun Activites but tagged per child. Will be good if reports can pick up expenses that are tagged.

[danielo515]

I think I will like more the ability to use tags, or be able to assign several cathegories

[bchooxg]

+1 for this feature

I would like to track my food spendings ( $300 per mth ) But also like to be able to categorize how much i spend for each meal ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

-Food — Breakfast — Lunch — Dinner

[mailuminatti]

+1 for this feature!

[CrazyKidJack]

I gave this a👍. I think it could equally be called "super groups" if someone is hung up on the idea that "categories" should be the lowest level thing.

Additionally, I'd love to not only see

• group > category > sub-category
• or super group > group > category...

but generally speaking I'd like to see infinitely nestable grouping. Why should AB decide what level of grouping is appropriate for someone's personal situation :)

Also I think infinitely nested grouping along with this feature request about group budgeting could be really powerful for me and others!