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# Monthly Cash Flow Profile Overview

> Overview of monthly cash flow profile resource and field definitions

The monthly cash flow profile provides an analysis of a user's income and expense patterns over time.

## Monthly Cash Flow Profile Fields

To create, update, or reposition a goal, the `monthly_cash_flow_profile` must have a `goals_contribution` and `estimated_goals_contribution` value that is greater than 0.

| Field name\`                        | Data type | Description                                                                                                  |
| :---------------------------------- | :-------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `budgeted_expenses`                 | `decimal` | The amount of the budgeted expenses for the user.                                                            |
| `budgeted_income`                   | `decimal` | The amount of the budgeted income for the user.                                                              |
| `estimated_goals_contribution`      | `decimal` | The estimated monthly dollar amount allocated for goals calculated from income and budgets.                  |
| `goals_contribution`                | `decimal` | The monthly dollar amount allocated for goals.                                                               |
| `guid`                              | `string`  | Unique identifier for the monthly cash flow profile. Defined by MX.                                          |
| `user_guid`                         | `string`  | Unique identifier for the user the monthly cash flow profile is attached to. Defined by MX.                  |
| `uses_estimated_goals_contribution` | `boolean` | If the user uses estimated goals contribution, this field will be true. Otherwise, this field will be false. |