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What does “closing the month” mean?
Once a month, check your balances and see what changed. A few minutes.
Jijenga · 18 October 2026Text size
The short answer
Closing the month means stopping once a month to check that your balances are right and to see what changed. It takes a few minutes.
Why close a month
Payments pile up fast. Once a month, you draw a line: this is where I stood, this is what moved. Then the next month starts clean.
How it works in Jijenga
- Check each account’s balance. One tap if it’s right. If it’s different, you say what it is.
- See what moved your net worth: what you earned, what you spent, what you moved between your own accounts.
- Mark the month closed.
Do it every month
One closed month shows you a month. A row of closed months shows you a direction.
What you can do this week
- Pick one day each month to close.
- Start with last month.
What to remember
- Once a month, you draw a line and see what moved.
- A row of closed months shows you a direction.
Will you use this?
Know someone who should read this?
Sources and method
- Jijenga’s Close the month session
Start with last month. Your first week is free.
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