# Split Personal Expenses Out of a Transaction

**URL:** <https://community.stessa.com/t/split-personal-expenses-out-of-a-transaction/11706>\
**Category:** Setup & Support\
**Created:** [September 8, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://community.stessa.com/t/split-personal-expenses-out-of-a-transaction/11706 "2023-09-08T00:00:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://community.stessa.com/t/split-personal-expenses-out-of-a-transaction/11706/1 "2023-09-08T00:00:02Z")

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When I have a transaction that’s part personal expense and part business expense, what’s the proper way to account for that in Stessa?

For example, imagine I bought a plane ticket. 2 days were business, 5 days we’re pleasure. I only want 2/7 counted as a business expense.

Here’s what I’ve been doing:

1. Enter an inbound “owner contributions” transaction for the personal expense amount
2. Enter a transaction the full cost of the expense
3. Split the transaction- one goes into the appropriate spending category. The other goes to “owner contributions” in a negative amount- exactly negating the positive owner transfer

I’m wondering if this is correct and/or if there’s a more efficient way to do it?

Thanks!