The Skwad Blog
What Is a Financial Health Score? A Plain-English Guide
A financial health score turns your income, spending, savings, and net worth into a single number you can track over time. Here's what goes into one and how to read it.
Aug 16, 2026
What Is a Savings Rate? How to Calculate Yours (and What's Good)
A savings rate is the share of income you keep instead of spend: (income − spending) ÷ income. Here's how to calculate yours, what counts as a good rate, and how to raise it.
Aug 16, 2026
Import CSV Transactions with Tags & Original Descriptions
Skwad's CSV import supports Tags and Original Description columns, giving you full control over how imported transactions are organized and labeled.
Apr 13, 2026
Get Alerted When a Budget Integration Disconnects
Skwad alerts you the moment Gmail, Sheets, or SimpleFin integrations disconnect, so you can reconnect before transactions slip through.
Apr 13, 2026
Change Your Budget Without Rewriting Past Months
Apply budget target changes to future months only and keep your historical budget data intact for accurate, trustworthy trend tracking.
Mar 30, 2026
How to clean up messy merchant names in your transactions
Bank transactions show merchants as codes like "SQ *BISTRO 492" or "AMZN MKTP US". In Skwad, rename them to something readable and merge duplicates into one merchant.
Mar 30, 2026
Recurring Bills & Subscription Tracker Dashboard
Track every recurring bill and subscription in one dashboard, with monthly progress, yearly projections, and a calendar of upcoming charges.
Mar 12, 2026
Spending Calendar: See What You Spent Each Day
Tap any day to see what you spent. Skwad's mobile transaction calendar uses color-coded dots and monthly summaries to reveal spending patterns.
Mar 12, 2026
Get Alerted When a Bill or Subscription Price Goes Up
Skwad's recurring variance alerts catch price hikes on your bills and subscriptions the moment a charge costs more than expected.
Mar 2, 2026
Split Transactions & Categorize Receipt Line Items
Split a single receipt across multiple budget categories with line-item categorization. Ideal for mixed grocery runs with food and household items.
Jan 25, 2026
How to Export Transactions as CSV from Your Phone
Download your transactions as a CSV straight from the Skwad mobile app, and use bulk actions to clean up or categorize them in seconds.
Jan 22, 2026Skwad Is Now Available in Canadian French
Skwad's full app experience is now available in Canadian French. Switch your language in Settings and start budgeting in French.
Jan 11, 2026