diff --git a/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/AccountStatisticService.java b/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/AccountStatisticService.java
index 2c59930..e0b4622 100644
--- a/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/AccountStatisticService.java
+++ b/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/AccountStatisticService.java
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ public class AccountStatisticService {
     public void calculateStatistics(Transaction transaction) {
         final Account fromAccount = transaction.getFromAccount();
         final Account toAccount = transaction.getToAccount();
-        final long amount = transaction.getAmount();
         final List<AccountStatistic> resultList = new ArrayList<>();
+        long amount = transaction.getAmount();
+
+        // Special case: START bookings should not increase 'spendings current period'
+        if (AccountType.START.equals(fromAccount.getType())) {
+            amount = 0;
+        }
 
         for (final Period period : transaction.getPeriods()) {
             resultList.add(calculateInternal(fromAccount, period, amount, true, 1));
diff --git a/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/TransactionService.java b/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/TransactionService.java
index ba6de63..17f5d70 100644
--- a/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/TransactionService.java
+++ b/financer-server/src/main/java/de/financer/service/TransactionService.java
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ public class TransactionService {
                         .getMultiplierToAccount(toAccount) * amount));
             }
 
+            // Special case: START bookings should not be counted towards 'expenses current period'
+            // as booking e.g. a mortgage of 250,000 looks kinda ugly then
+            if (AccountType.START.equals(fromAccount.getType())) {
+                transaction.setExpenseNeutral(true);
+            }
+
             this.transactionRepository.save(transaction);
 
             this.accountStatisticService.calculateStatistics(transaction);
diff --git a/financer-web-client/src/main/resources/static/changelog.txt b/financer-web-client/src/main/resources/static/changelog.txt
index 98faae8..3cb523c 100644
--- a/financer-web-client/src/main/resources/static/changelog.txt
+++ b/financer-web-client/src/main/resources/static/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+v36 -> v37:
+- START bookings are now expense neutral, so they do not increase the 'Expenses current period' counter
+- START bookings now do not increase 'Spendings current period' as this distorts this counter
+
 v35 -> v36:
 - Add demo deployment profile