Finances · updated 2026-09-30

How to track fuel and operational spending in Dumpster Controls

All spending analysis now lives in one place: the Overview tab of the Expenses page. It combines order costs and general expenses by category (Fuel, Landfill, Repairs and the rest), so fuel and overhead tracking is one look, not separate views.

Before you start

• Open Finances, click the "Expenses" pill, then the "Overview" tab.
• Spending recorded as order costs or general expenses (bank transactions become one or the other through the "From bank" tab).

1. ## Pick the period
   Choose "This month", "Last month", "Last 30 days", or "Last 90 days". The total, the category list and the trend follow the period.
2. ## Read fuel and overhead in the category list
   "Where the money went" lists each category with its amount, its share of total spending, and a bar split between money spent on orders and general company spending. Fuel recorded on orders and fuel logged as a general expense land in the same Fuel row.
3. ## Feed it from the bank
   Bank charges only count here after they get a destination. Use the "From bank" tab to turn each money-out transaction into a company expense or an order cost; the "Needs your action" list on the Overview tells you how many are waiting.

What happens next

• The old fuel and operational shortcut links now open this Overview.

Troubleshooting

My fuel total looks lower than my bank statement.

Bank transactions that never got a destination are not spending records yet. Open the "From bank" tab and give each one a destination; the Overview total updates immediately.

Related guides

• How to give bank transactions a destination
• How to record general company expenses in Dumpster Controls
• How to categorize bank transactions in Dumpster Controls

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