Separate the two sides
Keep a business profile for client income and costs, and your personal profile for life.
PAY YOURSELF
Pay yourself a salary from your business
Let client money land in the business, then pay yourself a steady amount, like a real paycheck. One action records the expense in your business profile and the income in your personal one.
In short
- Pay Yourself in MoneyWorks Lite moves an owner salary from a business profile to your personal profile in one action.
- It is recorded on both sides at once: an expense for the business and income for you, so neither side misleads you.
- Pay Yourself is part of MoneyWorks Pro, on iPhone and Android.
HOW IT WORKS
A paycheck you control
Choose a sustainable salary
Base it on your leaner months, not your best ones, so the business can keep paying you through a slow stretch.
Tap Pay Salary
One action records an expense in the business and income in your personal profile. Then move the money in your bank the same way.
WHY IT MATTERS
You earn irregularly. You can still live regularly.
When personal spending follows whatever landed this week, your whole life inherits your clients’ payment habits. A late invoice suddenly feels like a threat to rent, even when the money was earned weeks ago.
A steady self-paycheck puts a buffer between client timing and your life. The business absorbs the swings and builds a reserve in strong months; you receive the same calm amount either way. You simply become your own payroll department.
WHO IT’S FOR
- Freelancers who want their personal finances to feel like a salaried job again
- Sole proprietors who mix business and household money today
- Owners with a business profile who want to see the real cost of paying themselves
- Anyone building a reserve who keeps the surplus in the business on purpose
WHAT IT COSTS
Plans and price
MoneyWorks Pro
Pay Yourself works between your business profiles and your personal profile, which are part of Pro.
Every new user gets 7 days of full Pro. After that, MoneyWorks Pro is $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year (US App Store prices; other countries may differ). Without a subscription the free plan keeps working: Home, Calendar, Statistics, your personal profile and up to 3 tracked subscriptions. Compare Free and Pro.
QUESTIONS
Questions about Pay Yourself
Does Pay Yourself move real money?
No. It records the salary in the app: an expense in the business profile and income in your personal profile. You move the actual money between your bank accounts yourself.
How much should I pay myself?
A sustainable amount that clears your essential monthly costs and is closer to your leaner months than to your average. Our guide walks through setting the number step by step.
Is this the same as an owner’s draw for taxes?
MoneyWorks Lite tracks cash flow, not tax treatment. How owner pay is taxed depends on your business structure and country, so check with a tax professional.
Is Pay Yourself free?
It is part of MoneyWorks Pro, because it works between business and personal profiles. Every new user can try it during the 7 days of full Pro.
MONEYWORKS LITE
Start managing money differently.
Free to download on iPhone and Android. Your income deserves more than a monthly report.
