diff --git a/frontend/components/accountOverview.vue b/frontend/components/accountOverview.vue
index 71ad5e8..e2bcc81 100644
--- a/frontend/components/accountOverview.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/accountOverview.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
         <div class="col d-flex align-items-center">
           <div class="d-flex align-items-start">
             <div class="d-inline-flex text-center flex-column me-4">
-              {{ formatNumber(account.balance - balanceUncleared) }} €
+              <span :class="classFromNumber(account.balance - balanceUncleared)">
+                {{ formatNumber(account.balance - balanceUncleared) }} €
+              </span>
               <span class="form-text mt-0">
                 <i class="fas fa-fw fa-copyright mr-1 text-success" />
                 Cleared Balance
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@
             </div>
             +
             <div class="d-inline-flex text-center flex-column mx-4">
-              {{ formatNumber(balanceUncleared) }} €
+              <span :class="classFromNumber(balanceUncleared)">
+                {{ formatNumber(balanceUncleared) }} €
+              </span>
               <span class="form-text mt-0">
                 <i class="fas fa-fw fa-copyright mr-1" />
                 Uncleared Balance
@@ -41,7 +45,9 @@
             </div>
             =
             <div class="d-inline-flex text-center flex-column ms-4">
-              {{ formatNumber(account.balance) }} €
+              <span :class="classFromNumber(account.balance)">
+                {{ formatNumber(account.balance) }} €
+              </span>
               <span class="form-text mt-0">Working Balance</span>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@
                     {{ accountIdToName[tx.category] }}
                   </td>
                   <td>{{ tx.description }}</td>
-                  <td :class="{'minimized-amount text-end': true, 'text-danger': tx.amount < 0}">
+                  <td :class="classFromNumber(tx.amount, ['minimized-amount', 'text-end'])">
                     {{ formatNumber(tx.amount) }} €
                   </td>
                   <td>
@@ -329,7 +335,7 @@
 import { Modal } from 'bootstrap'
 
 import accountEditor from './accountEditor.vue'
-import { formatNumber } from '../helpers'
+import { classFromNumber, formatNumber } from '../helpers'
 import rangeSelector from './rangeSelector.vue'
 import txEditor from './txEditor.vue'
 
@@ -437,6 +443,8 @@ export default {
   emits: ['update-accounts'],
 
   methods: {
+    classFromNumber,
+
     deleteSelected() {
       const actions = []
       for (const id of this.selectedTx) {
diff --git a/frontend/components/accountsSidebarAccList.vue b/frontend/components/accountsSidebarAccList.vue
index fa1ace1..dc90be2 100644
--- a/frontend/components/accountsSidebarAccList.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/accountsSidebarAccList.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <li class="mb-1 fw-semibold">
     <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
       <i class="fas fa-fw fa-credit-card me-1" /> {{ header }}
-      <span :class="{'ms-auto': true, 'text-danger': sum < 0}">
+      <span :class="classFromNumber(sum, ['ms-auto'])">
         {{ formatNumber(sum) }} €
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           :to="{ name: 'account-transactions', params: { accountId: acc.id }}"
         >
           {{ acc.name }}
-          <span :class="{'ms-auto': true, 'text-danger': acc.balance < 0}">
+          <span :class="classFromNumber(acc.balance, ['ms-auto'])">
             {{ formatNumber(acc.balance) }} €
           </span>
         </router-link>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { formatNumber } from '../helpers'
+import { classFromNumber, formatNumber } from '../helpers'
 
 export default {
   computed: {
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   methods: {
+    classFromNumber,
     formatNumber,
   },
 
diff --git a/frontend/components/budgetDashboard.vue b/frontend/components/budgetDashboard.vue
index 41fb16c..dc7badc 100644
--- a/frontend/components/budgetDashboard.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/budgetDashboard.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         </div>
         <div class="col d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
           <div :class="unallocatedMoneyClass">
-            <span class="fs-4">{{ formatNumber(unallocatedMoney) }} €</span>
+            <span :class="classFromNumber(unallocatedMoney, ['fs-4'])">{{ formatNumber(unallocatedMoney) }} €</span>
             <span class="small">Unallocated</span>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@
                     {{ cat.name }}
                   </a>
                 </td>
-                <td :class="{'text-end': true, 'text-danger': (allocatedByCategory[cat.id] || 0) < 0}">
+                <td :class="classFromNumber(allocatedByCategory[cat.id] || 0, ['text-end'])">
                   {{ formatNumber(allocatedByCategory[cat.id] || 0) }} €
                 </td>
-                <td :class="{'text-end': true, 'text-danger': (activityByCategory[cat.id] || 0) < 0}">
+                <td :class="classFromNumber(activityByCategory[cat.id] || 0, ['text-end'])">
                   {{ formatNumber(activityByCategory[cat.id] || 0) }} €
                 </td>
                 <td class="text-end">
                   <a
-                    :class="{'text-decoration-none': true, 'text-danger': cat.balance < 0, 'text-white': cat.balance >= 0}"
+                    :class="classFromNumber(cat.balance, ['text-decoration-none'], 'text-white')"
                     href="#"
                     title="Transfer Money using this Category"
                     @click.prevent="initTransfer(cat.id)"
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 import { Modal } from 'bootstrap'
 
 import accountEditor from './accountEditor.vue'
-import { formatNumber } from '../helpers'
+import { classFromNumber, formatNumber } from '../helpers'
 import rangeSelector from './rangeSelector.vue'
 import { unallocatedMoneyAcc } from '../constants'
 
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ export default {
   emits: ['update-accounts'],
 
   methods: {
+    classFromNumber,
+
     fetchTransactions() {
       const since = this.timeRange.start.toISOString()
       const until = this.timeRange.end.toISOString()
diff --git a/frontend/helpers.js b/frontend/helpers.js
index 9c3876b..f28c31f 100644
--- a/frontend/helpers.js
+++ b/frontend/helpers.js
@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ export function formatNumber(number, thousandSep = ' ', decimalSep = '.', places
   return result + decimalSep + number.toFixed(places).split('.')[1]
 }
 
+/**
+ * Common code to derive a class from a numeric value
+ *
+ * @param {Number} num The value to choose the class from
+ * @param {Array} extraClasses Extra classes to add to the output string
+ * @param {String | null} positiveClass Class to use on positive numbers
+ * @returns {String} Space separated combined class list
+ */
+export function classFromNumber(num, extraClasses = [], positiveClass = null) {
+  const classes = extraClasses || []
+  if (num < 0) {
+    classes.push('text-danger')
+  } else if (num === 0) {
+    classes.push('text-muted')
+  } else if (positiveClass) {
+    classes.push(positiveClass)
+  }
+
+  return classes.join(' ')
+}
+
 /**
  * Parses the response to JSON and throws an exception in case the
  * request was non-2xx