# Multiple payment method, one transaction

**URL:** <https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [May 24, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532 "2023-05-24T15:48:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![James](https://forums.goodbudget.com/user_avatar/forums.goodbudget.com/james/32/324_2.png) [@James](https://forums.goodbudget.com/u/James)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532/1 "2023-05-24T15:48:37Z")

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Hello, I can’t seem to find an answer to my question here. I went to the grocery store and had a $230 bill. I used my bank account for $200 of the payment and cash for $30. How do I record multiple payment methods in one transaction? It doesn’t happen often but I like to get rid of cash in my wallet when it’s there!

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**Author:** ![kschedler](https://forums.goodbudget.com/user_avatar/forums.goodbudget.com/kschedler/32/253_2.png) [@kschedler](https://forums.goodbudget.com/u/kschedler)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532/2 "2023-05-24T16:03:20Z")

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You record the $230 against the bank account and then do an Account Transfer to move the $30 from Cash account to Bank account. Two separate transactions.

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**Author:** ![Tiffany](https://forums.goodbudget.com/user_avatar/forums.goodbudget.com/tiffany/32/30_2.png) [@Tiffany](https://forums.goodbudget.com/u/Tiffany)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532/3 "2023-05-24T16:49:43Z")

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Alternately you could record two transactions for your groceries to describe exactly how you paid, but there’s currently no function to split a payment method in one transaction the way you can split expenses across envelopes.

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**Author:** ![James](https://forums.goodbudget.com/user_avatar/forums.goodbudget.com/james/32/324_2.png) [@James](https://forums.goodbudget.com/u/James)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532/4 "2023-05-24T17:43:41Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![James](https://forums.goodbudget.com/user_avatar/forums.goodbudget.com/james/32/324_2.png) [@James](https://forums.goodbudget.com/u/James)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532/5 "2023-05-24T17:44:14Z")

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Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![kschedler](https://forums.goodbudget.com/user_avatar/forums.goodbudget.com/kschedler/32/253_2.png) [@kschedler](https://forums.goodbudget.com/u/kschedler)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.goodbudget.com/t/multiple-payment-method-one-transaction/1532/6 "2023-05-25T15:22:56Z")

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I thought more about this, and I think I would do the same thing I said above but in the other direction. I would record the $230 expense to Cash account, and then transfer $200 from Bank to Cash. That way there will be a $200 withdrawal from Bank account in your ledger that will match the $200 debit on your bank statement so you can reconcile.