diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/budget-column.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/budget-column.tsx
index a19eaf8..02b0d2d 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/budget-column.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/budget-column.tsx
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function getCutoffSelectionOptions(cutoffs: DashboardPeriodCutoff[]): CutoffSele
     value: createCutoffSelectionValue(cutoff.id, "PRE"),
     cutoffId: cutoff.id,
     cutoffPhase: "PRE" as const,
-    label: `Pre ${cutoff.name}`
+    label: `Vor ${cutoff.name}`
   }));
   const lastCutoff = cutoffs[cutoffs.length - 1];
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function getCutoffSelectionOptions(cutoffs: DashboardPeriodCutoff[]): CutoffSele
     value: createCutoffSelectionValue(lastCutoff.id, "POST"),
     cutoffId: lastCutoff.id,
     cutoffPhase: "POST" as const,
-    label: `Post ${lastCutoff.name}`
+    label: `Nach ${lastCutoff.name}`
   });
 
   return options;
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
index 4c0bff3..5c79ba7 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ function getCutoffSelectionOptions(cutoffs: DashboardPeriodCutoff[]): CutoffSele
     value: createCutoffSelectionValue(cutoff.id, "PRE"),
     cutoffId: cutoff.id,
     cutoffPhase: "PRE" as const,
-    label: `Pre ${cutoff.name}`
+    label: `Vor ${cutoff.name}`
   }));
   const lastCutoff = cutoffs[cutoffs.length - 1];
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function getCutoffSelectionOptions(cutoffs: DashboardPeriodCutoff[]): CutoffSele
     value: createCutoffSelectionValue(lastCutoff.id, "POST"),
     cutoffId: lastCutoff.id,
     cutoffPhase: "POST",
-    label: `Post ${lastCutoff.name}`
+    label: `Nach ${lastCutoff.name}`
   });
 
   return options;
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@ export function DashboardShell({
                   helperText={
                     expenseForm.recurrence === "MONTHLY"
                       ? "Monatliche Abos werden anhand ihrer Fälligkeit automatisch den Stichtagen zugeordnet."
-                      : undefined
+                      : "Ordne die Ausgabe zeitlich ein: vor einem Stichtag oder nach dem letzten Stichtag."
                   }
                 >
                   {expenseCutoffOptions.map((option) => (