# Create Custom Categories

**URL:** <https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394>\
**Category:** Feedback & Ideas\
**Created:** [4 June 2018 19:17 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394 "2018-06-04T19:17:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![costag1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@costag1982](https://community.monzo.com/u/costag1982)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2018 19:17 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/1 "2018-06-04T19:17:30Z")

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Hi whilst I think the existing list of categories of spending is ok I do think some of them are not accurate enough for what I need.

It would be really good if each user had the option to customise their own categories.

I play 5 a side 3 times a week which costs me money and have a monthly gym membership. I’d like to create a fitness category. Not everyone would need this category which is why making some of them customisable would be great and each user would have specific categories that are meaningful to them.

What you think?

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**Author:** ![jwhiterz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jwhiterz](https://community.monzo.com/u/jwhiterz)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:41 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/2 "2018-08-27T08:41:25Z")

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**Author:** ![jwhiterz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jwhiterz](https://community.monzo.com/u/jwhiterz)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:45 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/11 "2018-08-27T08:45:06Z")

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**Author:** ![jwhiterz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jwhiterz](https://community.monzo.com/u/jwhiterz)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 07:44 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/13 "2018-08-27T07:44:42Z")

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**Author:** ![jwhiterz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jwhiterz](https://community.monzo.com/u/jwhiterz)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 07:53 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/16 "2018-08-27T07:53:56Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 07:59 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/49 "2018-08-27T07:59:54Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:24 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/52 "2018-08-27T08:24:59Z")

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**Author:** ![jwhiterz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jwhiterz](https://community.monzo.com/u/jwhiterz)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:10 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/53 "2018-08-27T08:10:39Z")

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**Post date:** [26 April 2018 09:46 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/72 "2018-04-26T09:46:54Z")

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Yes I agree the spending could be improved a bit, namely spending in pubs are often split up into the wrong/different categories. Most correctly go into the entertainment or eating out categories, but some go into the shopping or bills categories which are clearly incorrect. If customisable categories are unfeasible could you make it easier for the community to alert Monzo when something falls into the wrong category?

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**Author:** ![jwhiterz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jwhiterz](https://community.monzo.com/u/jwhiterz)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:37 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/73 "2018-08-27T08:37:22Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:38 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/77 "2018-08-27T08:38:45Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:54 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/78 "2018-08-27T08:54:34Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:55 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/84 "2018-08-27T08:55:44Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 07:39 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/87 "2018-08-27T07:39:19Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 07:39 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/146 "2018-08-27T07:39:42Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:06 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/280 "2018-08-27T08:06:45Z")

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**Post date:** [27 August 2018 08:28 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/create-custom-categories/39394/311 "2018-08-27T08:28:50Z")

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