<li>On the <emph>View</emph> menu, click <emph>Shopping</emph>.</li>
<li>Click <emph>See if you can afford a purchase</emph>.</li>
<li>Select the account you will use to make the purchase.</li>
<li>Enter the appropriate information.</li>
<ul>
<li><emph>Amount</emph>. Enter the purchase amount for the item.</li>
<li><emph>Date</emph>. Enter the date you'll make the purchase.</li>
<li><emph>Category</emph>. Enter the budget category for the expense.</li>
</ul>
<li>Click <emph>Calculate</emph>.</li>
</ol>
<p>A cash flow and budget (if you have one in Money) analysis will appear near the bottom of the MoneySide page.</p>
<p>If you decide to make a purchase, it's easy to enter the transaction into Money using MoneySide. You can also record confirmation or tracking numbers using MoneySide follow-up notes. <alink type="prcdr" href="Createanewfollowupinmoneyviewer.xml"/></p>