Any EveryDollar app “pros” in here?

I do my budget and keep close tabs on every transaction in the household.

My issue comes when I look at my remaining balance in my checking account vs my remaining balance on every dollar (top left side of screen). My every dollar budget is about $200-$250 higher than my checking account. Shouldn’t they be identical?

Also, last month my checking account balance was low on the day I got paid yet I had multiple budget line items that I didn’t spend all of the budgeted amount. Wouldn’t it seem as though any incomplete budget lines would be remaining in the checking account?

Ex: if I have $42 left in grocery, $23 left for gas, $16 left for eating out. Shouldn’t I, at the very least, have $81 in checking?

I love the app, it’s just those two issues that confuse me.

Also, being on full commission makes my pay days weird and not the same day every month. I’ve basically just started budgeting from commission check to commission check. Meaning my commission pay day is what I consider the first of the month. When I get a draw check two weeks later, I’ll jsut add that into a new income line and disperse that money around to get back to a $0.

Hope I explained ok!

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If we get paid a few days early, I try to just move it to savings until the actual day it should hit, then move it back.

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That’s a great idea. Never considered that.