Products are optional. Manual entries cover the full P&L math; you give up product-level Statistics, but the daily EBIT is just as accurate either way.
01 Use manual entries
On day one, you almost certainly don't have products configured. Use the + Manual entry button on Revenue — type cash, type card, save. That's a complete revenue entry. The P&L computes correctly.
02 Estimate COGS
Without product-level COGS, you'll need to type COGS for the day as a separate line. On Expenses, add a daily COGS entry — best guess for the day's cost of goods. After a few weeks of data, you'll see whether your estimate is in the right ballpark.
Rough heuristic for cafés: COGS is typically 25-35% of gross revenue. Salons: 5-15%. Retail: 40-60%. These are very rough — your shop's actual ratio depends on your menu mix and supplier prices.
03 Switching over later
When you eventually set up products and start logging product sales, you can keep manual entries running in parallel for catch-all revenue. Both flow into the same P&L. No "migration" needed — historical manual entries stay valid; future product sales add to them naturally.
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