<title>Learn about your cash flow forecast</title>
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<klink type="cncpt">Tell me about my cash flow forecast</klink>
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<p>The cash flow forecast helps you predict how much money you'll have in your day-to-day accounts in the coming months. By default, this forecast is based on:</p>
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<li>Each account's current balance.</li>
<li>Scheduled recurring transactions you've entered in Money.</li>
<li>Post-dated transactions in the account register.</li>
<li>Budget data if you have set up a budget, or data calculated from trends if you have not.</li>
<li>Transactions in both necessary and discretionary categories.</li>
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<p>You can see your cash flow forecast for each of your <glossary>day-to-day accounts</glossary>, all of your day-to-day accounts at once, or selected accounts. You can also choose which types of transactions you want to show in the cash flow forecast.</p>
<p>Using the Cash Flow Forecast chart can help you:</p>
<ul>
<li>Plan for regular expenses, such as groceries or recreation, for which you do not set up scheduled bills.</li>
<li>Plan for one-time income items and expenses, such as bonuses and major purchases.</li>
<li>Make sure your balance won't dip below a certain amount.</li>
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<p>Improve the accuracy of your cash flow forecast by scheduling all your upcoming payments, deposits, and transfers in the <emph>Bills & Deposits List</emph>.</p>
