diff --git a/web/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
index 3530c34..088da41 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
                   transactions={data.recentTransactions}
                   hasData={hasTx}
                   rangeLabel={useTrendWindowPagination ? trendWindowLabel : undefined}
+                  userTimezone={userTimezone}
                 />
               </section>
             </section>
@@ -1117,6 +1118,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
               transactions={data.recentTransactions}
               hasData={hasTx}
               rangeLabel={useTrendWindowPagination ? trendWindowLabel : undefined}
+              userTimezone={userTimezone}
             />
           </section>
         )}
@@ -1278,19 +1280,29 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
   transactions,
   hasData,
   rangeLabel,
+  userTimezone,
 }: {
   transactions: DashboardResponse["recentTransactions"];
   hasData: boolean;
   rangeLabel?: string;
+  userTimezone: string;
 }) {
   const title = rangeLabel ? "Transactions in window" : "Recent transactions";
   const visibleTransactions = transactions.slice(0, 10);
+  const currentMonthLabel = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+    month: "long",
+    year: "numeric",
+    timeZone: userTimezone,
+  }).format(new Date());
 
   if (!hasData) {
     return (
       <div className="space-y-3">
         <h2 className="font-semibold">{title}</h2>
         {rangeLabel ? <div className="text-xs muted">{rangeLabel}</div> : null}
+        <div className="text-xs muted">
+          Tip: Records defaults to This month ({currentMonthLabel}).
+        </div>
         <EmptyState
           message="No transactions yet"
           actionLabel="Record one"
@@ -1303,6 +1315,9 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
     <div className="space-y-3">
       <h2 className="font-semibold">{title}</h2>
       {rangeLabel ? <div className="text-xs muted">{rangeLabel}</div> : null}
+      <div className="text-xs muted">
+        Tip: Records defaults to This month ({currentMonthLabel}).
+      </div>
       
       {/* Desktop table view */}
       <div className="hidden sm:block border rounded-xl overflow-x-auto">
@@ -1358,7 +1373,7 @@ function RecentTransactionsPanel({
         ))}
       </div>
       <div>
-        <Link to="/records" className="btn text-sm">
+        <Link to="/transactions" className="btn text-sm">
           View more
         </Link>
       </div>