journal; // get the event connected to this journal: /** @var PiggyBankEvent $event */ $event = PiggyBankEvent::where('transaction_journal_id', $journal->id)->first(); if (is_null($event)) { return false; } $piggyBank = $event->piggyBank()->first(); $repetition = null; if ($piggyBank) { /** @var PiggyBankRepetition $repetition */ $repetition = $piggyBank->piggyBankRepetitions()->relevantOnDate($journal->date)->first(); } if (is_null($repetition)) { return false; } $amount = TransactionJournal::amount($journal); $diff = bcsub($amount, $event->amount); // update current repetition $repetition->currentamount = bcadd($repetition->currentamount, $diff); $repetition->save(); $event->amount = $amount; $event->save(); return true; } }