# Custom categories help **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [20 June 2024 13:58 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965 "2024-06-20T13:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cognis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@cognis](https://community.monzo.com/u/cognis)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2024 13:58 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/1 "2024-06-20T13:58:58Z")
Hi all. I’ve created some custom categories to record cost of some building works etc. But I can see no way of allocating the expense to the category - the custom ones I’ve added do not show in the list. Am I missing something which should be obvious!? ---
**Author:** ![davidwalton](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/davidwalton/32/111540_2.png) [@davidwalton](https://community.monzo.com/u/davidwalton)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2024 14:04 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/2 "2024-06-20T14:04:28Z")
Are you trying to categorise transactions in the same (Personal) account you created them in, or trying to categorise transactions in a Joint account, Business account or Connected account? ---
**Author:** ![cognis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@cognis](https://community.monzo.com/u/cognis)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2024 16:52 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/3 "2024-06-20T16:52:34Z")
Thanks David. I now see that the custom categories that I have already added relate to my personal account rather than the joint account I am trying to manage. Confused interface - I have no idea how to set up custom categories for the joint a/c!! Tony Watts ---
**Author:** ![davidwalton](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/davidwalton/32/111540_2.png) [@davidwalton](https://community.monzo.com/u/davidwalton)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2024 18:02 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/4 "2024-06-20T18:02:57Z")
Unfortunately, you can’t! ---
**Author:** ![cognis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@cognis](https://community.monzo.com/u/cognis)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2024 21:29 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/5 "2024-06-20T21:29:02Z")
Umm. If I was designing a banking system I’m afraid it wouldn’t look much like Monzo…! Tony Watts ---
**Author:** ![davidwalton](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/davidwalton/32/111540_2.png) [@davidwalton](https://community.monzo.com/u/davidwalton)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2024 06:56 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/6 "2024-06-21T06:56:27Z")
The issue is that features made available on paid tiers don’t apply to a Joint account. Massively frustrating, but it’s been like that since day one with Joint accounts. If you haven’t already voted, vote for the feature here: > [@Monzo Extra, Perks & Max (2024) for Joint Accounts](https://community.monzo.com/t/monzo-extra-perks-max-2024-for-joint-accounts/106099): > > 2024 update: All references to ‘Plus’ below are historical and are now ‘Extra’, ‘Perks’ or ‘Max’ While Monzo Plus (2020) for Joint Accounts has been discussed in other topics, there doesn’t seem to be a direct topic to vote for such a feature. So here it is. (point_up click on the blue ‘VOTE’ at the top-left) I’m sure many of you will be aware that I use only a Joint Account as the sole Monzo account, and while I have the current Plus on my Personal Account, I don’t use my PA (neither does… There’s no guarantee the issue will ever be resolved, but more votes means more people want it. It is currently the number one requested feature. ---
**Author:** ![Carlo1460](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/carlo1460/32/122202_2.png) [@Carlo1460](https://community.monzo.com/u/Carlo1460)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2024 08:48 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-categories-help/164965/7 "2024-06-21T08:48:11Z")
What would you go for?