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Tracking Your Spending: Expenditures

Learn how to track your inventory purchases and business expenses in Maker Studio AI.

Estimated time: 8 min

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The Expenditures feature in Maker Studio AI allows soap makers and product-based business owners to track all business expenses, including raw materials, packaging, and overhead costs. This tutorial walks through how to log inventory purchases, record recurring expenses, manage vendors, and import data from tools like SoapMaker 3. By capturing detailed cost information—including shipping, taxes, and discounts—users can accurately calculate cost of goods, improve pricing, and gain full visibility into their financial performance. With built-in reporting and filtering, the expenditures hub helps business owners understand spending patterns, manage cash flow, and make more informed decisions.

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