# Using Luna just as an expense tracker (no budgeting) ## Why would I turn off budgeting? You can actually turn off budgeting in Luna if you don't need it. Some people don't actually care setting limits/goals and hitting them but want to use Luna purely as an expense tracker. Just to keep an eye on how much they are spending. You can do this by turning off in settings. Doing this will remove the "Left" and "Funded" column on the homescreen and remove the "target" amount when creating a category. {% hint style="info" %} Turning this on/off will not delete any data. It simply hides it from the interface and you can turn it back on whenever you want {% endhint %}

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