Calendar months are familiar, but they do not match every income cycle. Squirio lets a monthly budget begin on the chosen payday so one salary and the spending it funds can be reviewed together.
The first day is not always the financial starting line
If salary arrives on the 25th, a report beginning on the 1st separates that income from the first week of spending it supports. The totals remain correct, but the comparison is harder to interpret.
Use one period rule throughout the product
Squirio applies the selected payday to the dashboard, budgets, reports, and financial-health calculations. Each period ends the day before the next begins, so periods neither overlap nor leave gaps.
The selector remains optional. A user whose routine follows the calendar can keep a first-of-month period.
Keep the rule predictable at month boundaries
Short months need an explicit rule. When the chosen date does not exist, such as the 31st in February, Squirio uses that month's final day. The interface explains this before saving the setting.
This is a product convenience, not financial advice. Its purpose is to make recorded income and spending easier to compare.