PG ka hisab-kitab kaise rakhein: register aur Excel se aage ki baat

Har PG owner ki story same hai: ek register rent ka, ek copy bijli ki, mess ka alag notebook, aur WhatsApp pe 40 tenants ke payment screenshots. Mahine ki 5 taarikh tak sab theek lagta hai — 25 ke baad pata hi nahi chalta kisne diya, kisne nahi diya, aur kitna baaki hai.

Is guide mein hum dekhenge ki PG ka hisab systematic kaise banayein — chahe aap register use karein, Excel, ya koi app.

Sabse pehle: har tenant ka apna ledger

Sabse badi galti hai poore PG ka ek hi hisab rakhna. Hisab hamesha per-tenant hona chahiye:

• Kis tenant ka rent kitna hai, due date kya hai
• Kitna aaya, kab aaya, kaise aaya (UPI/cash)
• Bijli ka share, khaane ka bill, koi aur charge
• Advance ya partial payment ka balance

Jab har tenant ka apna page (ya apni row) hoti hai, tab "bhaiya maine toh de diya tha" wali behas khatam ho jaati hai — aap date aur amount ke saath jawab de sakte ho.

Bijli ka hisab: reading likho, calculation mat karo

Shared meter ka bill haath se baantna har mahine ki ladai hai. Simple rule:

1. Har mahine fixed date pe meter reading likho (jaise 28 taarikh).
2. Pichhli reading se consumption nikaalo.
3. Har tenant ka share unke room/bed ke hisaab se calculate karo — aur tenant ko breakdown dikhaao.

Jab tenant ko apna consumption aur calculation dikhta hai, dispute apne aap khatam ho jaata hai. Homly mein aap sirf reading enter karte ho — per-tenant share, itemised bill, sab automatic.

UPI screenshots: proof toh hai, record nahi

Aaj kal 90% rent UPI se aata hai, aur proof ke naam pe milta hai ek screenshot. Problem yeh hai ki screenshot chat mein proof hai, register mein entry nahi — entry aapko khud karni padti hai, aur wahi reh jaati hai.

Iska system simple hai: screenshot aate hi usi waqt entry karo, ya aisa tool use karo jo yeh kaam khud kare. Homly ka AI tenant ka bheja screenshot khud padhta hai — amount, date, transaction ID — aur aapse sirf ek tap mein approve karwata hai. Entry, receipt, ledger — sab apne aap update.

Receipt har payment ki, bina maange

Receipt sirf tenant ke liye nahi, aapke liye bhi hai. Jab har payment ki dated receipt hoti hai, toh:

• Parents ko proof chahiye? Link bhej do.
• Tenant exit pe deposit ka hisab? Ledger khol do.
• Saal ke end mein income ka total? Report nikal lo.

Mahine ka routine: 15 minute, har hafte

Systematic hisab ka matlab roz ka kaam nahi hai. Ek chhota routine kaafi hai:

1. Har Somvaar: due list dekho — kaun paid, kaun pending, kaun overdue.
2. 3+ din late walon ko reminder (Homly mein yeh WhatsApp pe automatic jaata hai).
3. Mahine mein ek baar: meter reading + food bill final karo.
4. Exit se pehle: deposit, dues aur deductions ka ek hi statement banao.

Register vs Excel vs app — sach kya hai?

Register free hai, par har cheez manual hai aur kho bhi sakta hai. Excel better hai, par reminders nahi bhejta, screenshots nahi padhta, aur galti aapki formula mein hi milegi. App ka fayda tab hai jab wo aapke asli kaam automate kare — WhatsApp reminder, screenshot reading, bijli split, food billing.

Homly ka free plan 1 property aur 5 units tak free hai — bina credit card ke. Agar aapka PG 5 bed se bada hai, toh mahine ke ₹49 se shuru ho jaata hai. Ek baar try karke dekho — pehla mahina hi bata dega ki kitna time bach raha hai.

Bottom line: hisab ka problem mehnat ka nahi, system ka hai. Per-tenant ledger + fixed meter-reading date + har payment ki turant entry — yeh teen aadat bana lo, aur mahine ka end tension-free ho jaayega.