diff --git a/lib/RevBank/Cart/Entry.pm b/lib/RevBank/Cart/Entry.pm
index e927e13..91b0138 100644
--- a/lib/RevBank/Cart/Entry.pm
+++ b/lib/RevBank/Cart/Entry.pm
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ sub add_contra($self, $user, $amount, $description) {
     };
 
     $self->attribute('changed', 1);
+
+    return $self;  # for method chaining
 }
 
 sub has_attribute($self, $key) {
diff --git a/lib/RevBank/Users.pm b/lib/RevBank/Users.pm
index e08ab2b..3eb7f21 100644
--- a/lib/RevBank/Users.pm
+++ b/lib/RevBank/Users.pm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ sub names() {
 }
 
 sub balance($username) {
-    return _read()->{ lc $username }->[1];
+    return RevBank::Amount->new_from_float( _read()->{ lc $username }->[1] );
 }
 
 sub since($username) {
diff --git a/plugins/skim b/plugins/skim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8e0d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/skim
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!perl
+
+# Note: this plugin only makes sense if you have proper cashbox tracking,
+# which requires the "deposit_methods" plugin for differentiating between
+# bank transfers and cash deposits.
+#
+# If you ONLY allow cash deposits, and are not using the "deposit_methods"
+# plugin, you could alternatively hack the "deposit" plugin to use the "-cash"
+# contra instead of the "-deposits/other" contra.
+
+sub command :Tab(skim,unskim) ($self, $cart, $command, @) {
+    $command eq 'skim' or $command eq 'unskim' or return NEXT;
+
+    $self->{command} = $command;
+
+    printf "There should be (at least) %s in the cashbox.\n",
+        -RevBank::Users::balance("-cash");
+
+    return "Amount to $command", \&amount;
+}
+
+sub amount($self, $cart, $arg, @) { 
+    warn "Use 'unskim' to return (part of) a previously skimmed amount.\n"
+        if $arg =~ /^-/;
+
+    my $amount = parse_amount($arg) or return REJECT, "Invalid amount";
+    $amount = -$amount if $self->{command} eq 'unskim';
+
+    my $entry = $cart
+        ->add(0, "Skimmed $amount", { is_withdrawal => 1 })
+        ->add_contra("-cash", +$amount, "Skimmed by \$you")
+        ->add_contra("-cash/skimmed", -$amount, "Skimmed by \$you");
+
+    return ACCEPT;
+}
diff --git a/revbank.plugins b/revbank.plugins
index 40267a8..186fc43 100644
--- a/revbank.plugins
+++ b/revbank.plugins
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ withdraw   # matches amounts
 users      # matches usernames
 deposit    # wants to be after 'users'
 #deposit_methods  # Extra options for 'deposit'. Edit/configure first!
+#skim      # only makes sense if you also use deposit_methods
 #deposit_iban_qr  # QR code display, edit/configure first! (needs qrencode(1))