I just signed up for Quickbook Essentials and I'd like to use it for my personal expense tracking but all the categories are business related.

Welcome to the Community space, wraisch.

I am here to assist you and provide the best financial plan suited to your needs.

The best plan that I can recommend to you is QuickBooks Self-Employed. It allows you to separate your personal and business finances. 

Additionally, if you want to learn more about QBSE, you can check this one: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/self-employed/.

Moreover, if you planning to subscribe to this plan, I'm lucky to guide you through the process:

1. Go to this link: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/self-employed/pricing/.
2. Choose a plan, and then click Buy now.

Keep me updated in the comments if you have further questions about your plan. I'm just a reply away. Keep safe and have a good one.

Hello 4Gal,

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