> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mytruv.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Month-to-Date Spending > See exactly how much you've spent so far this month and how it compares to last month. The month-to-date view shows your total spending from the 1st of the current month through today, with last month's spending for the same window right beside it. ## Where to find it The **Month-to-date** card is on the Spending page - see [Spending Overview](/spending/spending-overview) for the full layout. ## What you'll see * **Total spent so far** - the running sum from the 1st of the month through today * **Side-by-side with last month** - last month's spending for the same date range (e.g. 1st through 15th), so you can tell if you're on or off pace * **Category breakdown** - the same totals split by spending category, so you can spot where the difference is coming from ## What it's good for * **Pace check** - "am I spending more or less than usual at this point in the month?" * **Catch outliers early** - a single big charge mid-month is much easier to spot in the MTD view than in a full-month total * **Category-level pulse** - quickly see if one category is unusually high so far ## Related * [Spending Trends](/spending/spending-trends) for the longer-term view across many months * [Comparing Spending Across Periods](/spending/comparing-spending-periods) for explicit period comparisons * [Spending by Category](/spending/spending-by-category) for category drill-downs Glance at MTD around the middle of the month - that's when the side-by-side comparison is most informative. Comparing on the 1st or 2nd is noisy since one or two transactions can swing the total.