> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.budgetbandit.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Reconcile an account > Reconcile an account in Budget Bandit: match your bank statement and lock in a cleared balance you can trust. Reconciling is the check that proves your budget matches reality. You compare Budget Bandit's balance to your bank or statement, confirm the transactions that have posted, and lock them in. After reconciling, those transactions are sealed so an accidental edit can not quietly throw your balance off. Do this whenever you want to be sure an account is right — many people reconcile each time a statement closes, or every week or two. ## Cleared vs reconciled A transaction moves through two states as you confirm it: * **Cleared** — you have seen it post at the bank and marked it cleared. * **Reconciled** — it was part of a reconciliation that matched your statement, and is now locked. Reconciled transactions show a padlock. Reconciling is the step that turns a batch of cleared transactions into locked, reconciled ones tied to a statement balance. ## Reconcile From the Accounts sidebar, open the account you want to reconcile and start the reconcile flow. Type the ending balance from your bank statement or current online balance — the number you are reconciling to. Mark every transaction that has posted as cleared. Budget Bandit adds up your cleared transactions and compares the total to the statement balance you entered. When your cleared total equals the statement balance, you are reconciled. If they do not match, see [Balance doesn't match](/reconciling/balance-doesnt-match). Budget Bandit locks the matched transactions to reconciled, stamps the account with the reconcile date, and records the event. Your toast confirms how many were reconciled. Reconciling never changes how your money is budgeted. It confirms which transactions are real and locks them — it does not move money between categories. ## Editing a reconciled transaction A reconciled transaction is locked on purpose. If you need to change one, open it and unlock it from the padlock — that returns it to cleared so you can edit. The original reconciliation record stays as history either way. ## If something looks wrong If your cleared total will not match the statement no matter how you check the transactions, work through [Balance doesn't match](/reconciling/balance-doesnt-match) to find the discrepancy and, if needed, post a one-line balance adjustment. ## Related Track down a discrepancy and adjust. When a transaction is ready to clear. A common cause of a mismatch. When a linked bank is out of step.