Automation library · Money admin

Manage personal expenses with Google Sheets

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 4Logic 3Service 2

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Expense Input WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Send Error ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it
  3. 3Daily Summary ScheduleCronStarts it
  4. 4Validate and Format Expense DataFunctionLogic
  5. 5Read Today's Expenses from SheetGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Save Expense to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Calculate Daily TotalFunctionLogic
  8. 8Calculate Monthly SummaryFunctionLogic
  9. 9Send Success ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.