diff --git a/Asset/css/finance.css b/Asset/css/finance.css
index a36d7cd..d2dc4e7 100644
--- a/Asset/css/finance.css
+++ b/Asset/css/finance.css
@@ -1,9 +1,30 @@
 /*
  * FinanceBuddy styles.
- *
- * The per-column total (.fb-column-total) styling is added in a later version.
  */
 
+/* Per-column net total in the column header (its own line, subtle pill). */
+.fb-column-total {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-top: 3px;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 0.95em;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+.fb-total-debit {
+    color: #b94a48;
+}
+
+.fb-total-credit {
+    color: #468847;
+}
+
+.fb-total-zero {
+    color: #777;
+}
+
 /* Line-3 money badge on board cards. Its own background guarantees contrast on any card color. */
 .fb-line {
     margin: 2px 0 4px;
diff --git a/Helper/FinanceHelper.php b/Helper/FinanceHelper.php
index 3d5c7af..ddb5e24 100644
--- a/Helper/FinanceHelper.php
+++ b/Helper/FinanceHelper.php
@@ -62,6 +62,54 @@ class FinanceHelper extends Base
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Net money for a board column: credits positive, debits negative, summed over the cards in
+     * the column. One grouped query over the column's task ids (the task rows carry no metadata).
+     *
+     * @param  array $column  A board column as passed to template:board:column:header ('tasks').
+     * @return float
+     */
+    public function columnNet(array $column)
+    {
+        if (empty($column['tasks'])) {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+
+        $task_ids = array();
+        foreach ($column['tasks'] as $task) {
+            $task_ids[] = (int) $task['id'];
+        }
+
+        $rows = $this->db->table('task_has_metadata')
+            ->columns('task_id', 'name', 'value')
+            ->in('task_id', $task_ids)
+            ->in('name', array(self::AMOUNT_KEY, self::DIRECTION_KEY))
+            ->findAll();
+
+        $amounts = array();
+        $directions = array();
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            if ($row['name'] === self::AMOUNT_KEY) {
+                $amounts[$row['task_id']] = (float) $row['value'];
+            } else {
+                $directions[$row['task_id']] = $row['value'];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $net = 0.0;
+        foreach ($amounts as $task_id => $amount) {
+            if ($amount <= 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $is_credit = isset($directions[$task_id]) && $directions[$task_id] === 'credit';
+            $net += $is_credit ? $amount : -$amount;
+        }
+
+        return $net;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Values to prefill the task-form fields: a re-post (after a validation error) wins, then the
      * stored metadata for an existing task, otherwise blanks for a new task.
diff --git a/Plugin.php b/Plugin.php
index 9cef282..0f372ca 100644
--- a/Plugin.php
+++ b/Plugin.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class Plugin extends Base
         // "private" is the normal board, "public" is the read-only board shared by token.
         $this->template->hook->attach('template:board:private:task:after-title', 'financeBuddy:board/task_money');
         $this->template->hook->attach('template:board:public:task:after-title', 'financeBuddy:board/task_money');
+
+        // Per-column net total (credits - debits) in the column header.
+        $this->template->hook->attach('template:board:column:header', 'financeBuddy:board/column_total');
     }
 
     public function getHelpers()
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ class Plugin extends Base
 
     public function getPluginVersion()
     {
-        return '0.3.1';
+        return '0.4.0';
     }
 
     public function getPluginHomepage()
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e5062c9..4f55b7c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FinanceBuddy v0.3.1
+FinanceBuddy v0.4