Can you afford take-out today?
People usually find out they are low on cash after the fact - when they occasionally check their balance, or when something bounces back.
That makes sense - knowing how much you have on-hand at any given time is complex; Check your bank account, count your cash, remember you still need to call in a repairman next week. In other words, your current cash depends on multiple balances and on your future commitments.
If this balance is also affected by other people (for example, a spouse or a roommate) staying on top of it becomes even harder.
You might have already tried to list all your expenses somewhere, and perhaps even share that document with whomever to try and keep track of things.
Themis is essentially that - a simple balance you can increase or decrease. We call this balance your "Weekly Balance" (you'll see why in a bit).
Let's say your balance in the morning is 30. You get something to eat for 14 on your way to work; updating Themis, your balance is now 16. At work, you make 180 cash in tips. On your way home you update Themis and so your balance is now 196.
Simple, right? Essentially, That's it.
On the week when you get your monthly or semi-monthly income you might feel like you have more money than you actually do.
After doing our homework, we concluded human beings find it the easiest to manage themselves within a week. Themis makes it easy to manage your balance weekly, breaking down large incomes and expenses to weekly amounts;
As an example, if your monthly income is 2400 Themis makes allows you to automatically update your budget by +600 every week. This makes it clearer how are you doing this week - and easier for you to pace yourself according to your income.