Budget with a Why: Start your Journey
Take the first step Good work creating your budget! You’ve got your budget showing what’s important to you — that’s your money map that guides your spending, saving, and giving decisions. Now, it’s time to take the first step on your journey. What’s one thing you can do today that’s in line with your priorities? We asked Karisa, and here’s the one thing she’s going to do: “I could actually go make a payment on my car! I have some money already set aside for debt that I haven’t actually...
read moreBudget with a Why: Plan Your Route
Which route will you take? To start planning our budgets, we turned our maps in the direction that’s most important to us. Now, it’s time to plan the journey! Straight shot or the scenic route? Get out the highlighters and plan your route to get you where you want to go. (Psst – it’s called making a budget!) Karisa said a stable future is most important to her. So we asked, “How might you adjust your money habits to reflect your value for stability more?” And she said: “I’m going to get...
read moreBudget with a Why: Meet your Money Map
Which direction will you go? To create a budget that works, we started by looking at our money mirrors. Now we’re going to draw a money map. Which direction do you want to go? North, South, East, West, there’s so much to see! When it comes to money, you get to choose what’s important — that’s the direction you’ll go. And what you choose will shape your journey. Karisa talked about what’s important about her clothing spending, so we asked her, “Are appearance, excitement, and creativity...
read moreFixes make Goodbudget better + time zone support
Fixes make Goodbudget better We’ve got your back! And when it comes to Goodbudget, we know that fixes make it work better so you can focus on the important things… like sticking to your budget. Here’s a list of bugs we’ve fixed recently so that Goodbudget works better for you. Post scheduled transactions by time zone Not receiving reminder email for scheduled transaction(s) ‘Exceeded Device Limit’ error Add date field for Account Adjustments Export CSV filtering...
read moreBudget with a Why: Reflect
What does your mirror say about you? In the first step of our budgeting process, we looked in our money mirrors. Maybe something about your spending, saving, or giving surprised you. Or it caught your eye. Now let’s go deeper — and see how our habits reveal what’s important to us. To do that, we need to step outside of ourselves for a bit. We asked Karisa to imagine what someone else might notice if they looked in her mirror. She said: “If someone else saw my spending, they would say,...
read moreBudget with a Why: Look in the Mirror
Have you looked in the mirror lately? You’re thinking, “What does my bathroom mirror have to do with budgeting?” Looking at our money habits is a little like looking in the mirror. When we look at our spending, saving, and giving habits, we can see ourselves a bit more clearly. We asked Karisa to take a look at her money mirror, and here’s what she said: “Eww, it’s gross looking at my Spending by Envelope report! When I do it for the whole year and it tells me how much I spent for all...
read moreWhere do you want to go?
When it comes to you and money, where do you want to go? We sat down with some budgeters, and here’s what they said: “Up. I’d like to go up, which means having more money. I think of a growth chart, like my kids have at the doctor’s office, and I want to check in and see how it’s doing.” Paul, father of three. “When I hear that, it sounds like a relationship. I want to go places with money, like literally travel.” Kendall, fabulously child-free. “I think of ‘enough.’ I don’t want to have to...
read moreScheduled Transactions. Now on iPhone too.
See upcoming expenses on your phone No more going to the web just to see when your monthly Cell Phone bill is due. See your scheduled transactions right on your phone. (We should’ve put them there, like, yesterday!) Tap the ‘Schedule this…’ box when you’re adding a transaction to create a weekly expense, monthly income, or yearly transfer. Fill your Envelopes automatically every month Wake up to full, green Envelopes on the first of the month! Schedule your...
read moreReports help you see where it all goes
See how much you’re earning — and spending. And see where it’s all going. Check out your reports on Android, iPhone, or the Web! Income vs. Spending. This report shows if you’re living within your means, or just plain ol’ spending more than you’re making. (Hope not.) Whether you’re living paycheck to paycheck, sharing a Household, or tracking multiple incomes, keep an eye on your income easily. With the Income vs. Spending Report, you can be sure...
read moreScheduled Transactions. Now on Android.
See upcoming expenses on your phone No more going to the web just to see when your monthly Cell Phone bill is due. See your scheduled transactions right on your phone. (We should’ve put them there, like, yesterday!) Tap the ‘Schedule this…’ box when you’re adding a transaction to create a weekly expense, monthly income, or yearly transfer. Fill your Envelopes automatically every month Wake up to full, green Envelopes on the first of the month! Schedule your...
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