Income allocator

This tiny automation allows you to allocate your income automatically. It runs a service on n8n so that anyone with the shortcut can run the same numbers.

Income allocator automation flow diagram

Step 1. Get paid

The best step. Note how much - this income allocator can take in any amount and still split it to the same percentages.

Step 2. Create a shortcut that takes in your income amount

Create a shortcut that posts to the webhook you are going to create in Step 3. It should be a POST request with amount added to the request body. The blurred out bit is the URL of the n8n webhook.

Step 3. Create an n8n workflow

Create a webhook workflow that contains 2 nodes - a webhook and a function node. The n8n income allocator workflow .

The webhook listens and receives the data that is sent from the shortcut in Step 2. We then do a calculation in the function and return that data as a response. Something like this:

1total = Number(items[0].json.body.amount);
2treatMoney = Math.floor(total * 0.05);
3savingsMoney = Math.floor(total * 0.35);
4expensesMoney = Math.floor(total * 0.55);
5items[0].json.display = "Money into everyday expenses: $" + expensesMoney.toString() + "\nMoney into savings: $" + savingsMoney.toString() + "\nMoney into each spending account: $" + treatMoney;
6return items;

It just responds with a simple, human readable string with instructions where to allocate the money. This string is then displayed by the shortcut.

You could make this more complex if you have different budgetting needs. I really love this simple architecture - you could use it to do all manner of things.

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Income allocator