This resource was retired on July 10, 2026.
Stanford Financial Management Services has archived the Buy & Pay Guide from Fingate, removing its A-Z table view of goods/services, expenditure types, and purchasing methods. Departments are encouraged to use the Financial Info Navigator (FIN) chat assistant instead to find how to buy something and which expenditure type to use.
FIN can help with common buy and pay questions such as:
- What is the expenditure type for a gift to an employee?
- I need to hire a speaker that charges a fee, what is the process?
- How do I purchase a laptop?
- How do I buy lab instruments and what expenditure type do I use?