Checkbook Categories and Sub-Categories (Samples)

Please find below, three different tables of sample checkbook categories and sub-categories that you might use for your bank transaction categorizations. The first list is already provided in the Excel Checkbook for Home (2025 version). If you’d prefer Quicken’s list of categories, see the 3rd table below which you can copy/paste into the categories table in the Excel checkbook.

Sub_Category	Category	Type
Alcohol	Food/drink	Expense
Auto Gas	Transportation	Expense
Auto Repair	Transportation	Expense
Cable/Satellite	Utilities	Expense
Car Loan	Transportation	Expense
Cell Phone	Living Expenses	Expense
Clothes	Discretionary	Expense
Coffee	Food/drink	Expense
Credit Card Interest	Living Expenses	Expense
Credit Card Payment	Living Expenses	Expense
Dentist	Health	Expense
Dining Out	Food/drink	Expense
Disability Insurance	Health	Expense
Doctor	Health	Expense
Donation	Charity	Expense
Electric Bill	Utilities	Expense
Entertainment	Discretionary	Expense
Expense Reimbursement	Reimbursement	Income
Furnishings	Discretionary	Expense
Gas/Propane Company	Utilities	Expense
Gifts	Charity	Expense
Groceries	Food/drink	Expense
Gym	Discretionary	Expense
Gym / Health Club	Health	Expense
Health/Medical Insurance	Health	Expense
Home Improvements	Living Expenses	Expense
Home/Rental Insurance	Living Expenses	Expense
Household Items	Living Expenses	Expense
Income-Other	Income-Other	Income
Insurance, Vehicle	Transportation	Expense
Interest/Dividends	Benefits	Income
Internet Service	Utilities	Expense
Life Insurance	Health	Expense
Magazines/Newspaper	Discretionary	Expense
Maintenance/Supplies	Living Expenses	Expense
Medical (misc)	Health	Expense
Misc	Living Expenses	Expense
Mortgage	Living Expenses	Expense
Pet Care	Living Expenses	Expense
Pet Food	Food/drink	Expense
Phone (Landline)	Utilities	Expense
Prescriptions (Rx)	Health	Expense
Rent	Living Expenses	Expense
Salary	Salary/Wages	Income
Side-Income	Side-Income	Income
Social Security	Benefits	Income
Taxes	Taxes	Expense
Taxi/Uber	Transportation	Expense
Tips	Salary/Wages	Income
Tithes	Charity	Expense
Transfer funds	Transfer	Transfer
Unemployment	Salary/Wages	Income
Vacation	Discretionary	Expense
Wages & Tips	Salary/Wages	Income
Water / Sewer / Trash	Utilities	Expense

This second list contains common categories used by Quicken with the first column as “Category”. See the third list below for pasting into the 2025 Home Version of the Excel Checkbook.

Category	Sub_Category	Type
Income	Interest Inc	Income
Income	IRA Contribution	Income
Income	Net Salary	Income
Income	Net Salary Spouse	Income
Income	Side-gig	Income
Income	Other Inc	Income
Investments	Div Income	Income
Auto & Transport	Auto Insurance	Expense
Auto & Transport	Auto Payment	Expense
Auto & Transport	Car Wash	Expense
Auto & Transport	Gas & Fuel	Expense
Auto & Transport	Motorcycle	Expense
Auto & Transport	Parking	Expense
Auto & Transport	Public Transportation	Expense
Auto & Transport	Registration	Expense
Auto & Transport	Service & Parts	Expense
Auto & Transport	Tolls	Expense
Bills & Utilities	Home Phone	Expense
Bills & Utilities	Internet	Expense
Bills & Utilities	Mobile Phone	Expense
Bills & Utilities	Television	Expense
Bills & Utilities	Utilities	Expense
Cash & ATM	Cash & ATM	Expense
Education	Books & Supplies	Expense
Education	Student Loan	Expense
Education	Tuition	Expense
Entertainment	Amusement	Expense
Entertainment	Arts	Expense
Entertainment	Movies & DVDs	Expense
Entertainment	Music	Expense
Entertainment	Newspaper & Magazines	Expense
Entertainment	Streaming Service	Expense
Fees & Charges	ATM Fee	Expense
Fees & Charges	Bank Fee	Expense
Fees & Charges	Late Fee	Expense
Fees & Charges	Service Fee	Expense
Fees & Charges	Trade Commissions	Expense
Financial	Financial Advisor	Expense
Financial	Life Insurance	Expense
Financial	Alimony	Expense
Food & Dining	Alcohol & Bars	Expense
Food & Dining	Coffee Shops	Expense
Food & Dining	Fast Food	Expense
Food & Dining	Groceries	Expense
Food & Dining	Restaurants	Expense
Gifts & Donations	Charity	Expense
Gifts & Donations	Gift	Expense
Health & Fitness	Dentist	Expense
Health & Fitness	Doctor	Expense
Health & Fitness	Eyecare	Expense
Health & Fitness	Gym	Expense
Health & Fitness	Health Insurance	Expense
Health & Fitness	Pharmacy	Expense
Health & Fitness	Sports	Expense
Home	Furnishings	Expense
Home	HOA Dues	Expense
Home	Home Improvement	Expense
Home	Home Insurance	Expense
Home	Home Services	Expense
Home	Home Supplies	Expense
Home	Lawn & Garden	Expense
Home	Mortgage	Expense
Home	Rent	Expense
Interest Exp	Interest Exp	Expense
Kids	Allowance	Expense
Kids	Baby Supplies	Expense
Kids	Babysitter & Daycare	Expense
Kids	Child Support	Expense
Kids	Kids Activities	Expense
Kids	Toys	Expense
Misc.	Misc.	Expense
Not Sure	Not Sure	Expense
Personal Care	Hair	Expense
Personal Care	Laundry	Expense
Personal Care	Spa & Massage	Expense
Pets	Pet Food & Supplies	Expense
Pets	Pet Grooming	Expense
Pets	Vet	Expense
Shopping	Books & Supplies	Expense
Shopping	Clothing	Expense
Shopping	Electronics & Software	Expense
Shopping	Hobbies	Expense
Shopping	Sporting Goods	Expense
Taxes	Fed	Expense
Taxes	FICA, Medicare, UI	Expense
Taxes	Property Tax	Expense
Taxes	State	Expense
Travel	Air Travel	Expense
Travel	Hotel	Expense
Travel	Rental Car & Taxi	Expense
Travel	Vacation	Expense
Deposit to Savings	Deposit to Savings
Business Expense	Office expense	Expense

This third list contains common categories used by Quicken with the first column as “Sub_Category”. This list is ideal for pasting into the Excel Checkbook table (see the worksheet entitled Settings).

Sub_Category	Category	Type
Interest Inc	Income	Income
IRA Contribution	Income	Income
Net Salary	Income	Income
Net Salary Spouse	Income	Income
Side-gig	Income	Income
Other Inc	Income	Income
Div Income	Investments	Income
Auto Insurance	Auto & Transport	Expense
Auto Payment	Auto & Transport	Expense
Car Wash	Auto & Transport	Expense
Gas & Fuel	Auto & Transport	Expense
Motorcycle	Auto & Transport	Expense
Parking	Auto & Transport	Expense
Public Transportation	Auto & Transport	Expense
Registration	Auto & Transport	Expense
Service & Parts	Auto & Transport	Expense
Tolls	Auto & Transport	Expense
Home Phone	Bills & Utilities	Expense
Internet	Bills & Utilities	Expense
Mobile Phone	Bills & Utilities	Expense
Television	Bills & Utilities	Expense
Utilities	Bills & Utilities	Expense
Cash & ATM	Cash & ATM	Expense
Books & Supplies	Education	Expense
Student Loan	Education	Expense
Tuition	Education	Expense
Amusement	Entertainment	Expense
Arts	Entertainment	Expense
Movies & DVDs	Entertainment	Expense
Music	Entertainment	Expense
Newspaper & Magazines	Entertainment	Expense
Streaming Service	Entertainment	Expense
ATM Fee	Fees & Charges	Expense
Bank Fee	Fees & Charges	Expense
Late Fee	Fees & Charges	Expense
Service Fee	Fees & Charges	Expense
Trade Commissions	Fees & Charges	Expense
Financial Advisor	Financial	Expense
Life Insurance	Financial	Expense
Alimony	Financial	Expense
Alcohol & Bars	Food & Dining	Expense
Coffee Shops	Food & Dining	Expense
Fast Food	Food & Dining	Expense
Groceries	Food & Dining	Expense
Restaurants	Food & Dining	Expense
Charity	Gifts & Donations	Expense
Gift	Gifts & Donations	Expense
Dentist	Health & Fitness	Expense
Doctor	Health & Fitness	Expense
Eyecare	Health & Fitness	Expense
Gym	Health & Fitness	Expense
Health Insurance	Health & Fitness	Expense
Pharmacy	Health & Fitness	Expense
Sports	Health & Fitness	Expense
Furnishings	Home	Expense
HOA Dues	Home	Expense
Home Improvement	Home	Expense
Home Insurance	Home	Expense
Home Services	Home	Expense
Home Supplies	Home	Expense
Lawn & Garden	Home	Expense
Mortgage	Home	Expense
Rent	Home	Expense
Interest Exp	Interest Exp	Expense
Allowance	Kids	Expense
Baby Supplies	Kids	Expense
Babysitter & Daycare	Kids	Expense
Child Support	Kids	Expense
Kids Activities	Kids	Expense
Toys	Kids	Expense
Misc.	Misc.	Expense
Not Sure	Not Sure	Expense
Hair	Personal Care	Expense
Laundry	Personal Care	Expense
Spa & Massage	Personal Care	Expense
Pet Food & Supplies	Pets	Expense
Pet Grooming	Pets	Expense
Vet	Pets	Expense
Books & Supplies	Shopping	Expense
Clothing	Shopping	Expense
Electronics & Software	Shopping	Expense
Hobbies	Shopping	Expense
Sporting Goods	Shopping	Expense
Fed	Taxes	Expense
FICA, Medicare, UI	Taxes	Expense
Property Tax	Taxes	Expense
State	Taxes	Expense
Air Travel	Travel	Expense
Hotel	Travel	Expense
Rental Car & Taxi	Travel	Expense
Vacation	Travel	Expense
Deposit to Savings	Deposit to Savings
Office expense	Business Expense	Expense