The Did I Make Money Tool in Bustle helps you answer one of the most important questions in hospitality:
“Did I actually make a profit this week?”
It gives you a quick, clear estimate of your profit or loss over a set time period - factoring in your revenue, expenses, wage costs, and even your stock invoices. It’s built to help you stay ahead, plan smarter, and get a better feel for your business.
🔍 What Does It Do?
The tool calculates:
All the revenue made through Bustle.
Any additional revenue you add manually.
All your expenses, including anything you have entered in stock invoices and wage costs.
From there, it shows you an estimated profit or loss for the period you select - whether that’s a week, a month, or more.
🐝 Why It Matters
When you have a clear sense of how much money you’re actually making (not just what's in the till), you can make better calls - like whether to run a special, order more stock, or adjust your pricing.
It’s quick to set up, easy to use, and built by hospitality people who know that time is tight and margins matter.
🧾 Where to Find It
You’ll find the Did I Make Money Tool under Reports > Did I Make Money Tool in your Bustle Hub.
If it’s your first time, hit Get Started to set things up.
🧮 How It Works: The Three Key Parts
1. Set Up Your Accounts
Start by creating accounts for the types of revenue and expenses you want to track - for example:
Revenue: Catering, online orders, events
Expenses: Rent, utilities, wages
There are some default accounts to get you started, and you can always add or edit as needed.
2. Enter Your Numbers
On the Revenue and Expense Entry page, you’ll enter the amounts for each account across a date range of your choosing.
Bustle will also automatically pull in:
Stock invoices you’ve entered through your stock management
Wage costs you’ve set up in your team settings
This means less manual entry, and a more complete picture of your business each time you open the tool.
To enter other values, just click + Add Row, choose the account, select your date range, and add your number.
If your amount includes GST, there’s a toggle to enter it as GST inclusive or exclusive.
📝 Note: The final report always shows values excluding GST.
3. View Your Report
Once your entries are in, click View Report to see your estimated profit or loss for the period.
You’ll get a clean breakdown showing:
Total revenue (Bustle revenue plus your manual entries)
Total expenses (including supplier invoices + wages)
Your estimated profit (or loss)
You can change the date range at any time to look at different timeframes - last week, last month, or a custom period.
Example of the report
⚠️ A Quick Note
The Did I Make Money Tool is an estimate. It’s only as accurate as the information entered - but with Bustle Revenue, stock invoices and wages pulled in automatically, you’re already halfway there.
Keen to see it in action?
Try the tour below to get a feel for how it all works!