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PAYCHECK & BUDGET HELPER

Learn what each part of a pay stub means, and build a simple private budget.

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🔒 Private, always: anything you type, photograph, or select here is never saved, uploaded, or sent anywhere. Refreshing this page erases everything, so print anything you want to keep.

Understand Your Paycheck

Tap any part of the sample pay stub below to learn what it means.

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⚠️ Before you take a photo: consider covering or cropping out your Social Security number and bank account numbers, just to be safe. This tool never saves or uploads your photo either way, but it's a good habit.
Scan Your Own Pay Stub
We'll look for the terms above in your photo

Build a Simple Budget

Add each source of income and each expense. Nothing here is saved, print your summary before leaving.

Money In (Income)
Money Out (Expenses)
Total Income$0.00
Total Expenses$0.00
What's Left Over$0.00