Don’t Budget Like a Dieter

Spent too much on Christmas shopping? New Year’s Resolution: Spend less!

Ate too many holiday sweets and savory treats? New Year’s Resolution: Eat less!

But wait… we all know where the belt-tightening road leads. You tell yourself “no, no, no…” every time you see something fun you’d like to buy or something special you’d like to eat. And at some point you break. You just can’t handle all those “no’s” any more. So you binge — you go on a shopping spree and break the bank, or you eat a huge juicy burger and break your diet.

But what are you really after? Is it to follow a strict diet and lose the proverbial 10 pounds? That could be really oppressive. Or is it simply to be healthier? Probably, yes. In that case, why not start saying “yes” to all the delicious healthy things you can eat?

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One Family’s Gift-Giving Journey

Last week, as Steve was thinking about how to budget for the holidays, our conversation quickly turned toward what we think gift-giving is really all about. Why do we give gifts? I think of gifts as an expression of love, but if that’s true, why is there so much worry and stress over giving and receiving gifts?

In my family, we’ve talked about what it means for us to give and receive gifts about 20 times in the last 21 years — and come up with just as many answers. As a large and growing family, what it has meant for us to give and receive gifts has changed over time. We’ve done small gifts, large gifts, alternative gifts, and even no gifts, all in search of a way for us to keep the love in our gifts, without getting lost in a pile of more stuff that no one needs.

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EEBA launches for iPhone!

EEBA is now Goodbudget! You can find the most up-to-date information about using Goodbudget on our Help Center. We are so incredibly excited to announce that EEBA for iPhone is now live in the App Store! EEBA 1.0 for iPhone is quite possibly the best mobile version of EEBA yet. All the Goodies You Love, … Read more

Server Maintenance 10/23 6:00PM – 11:59PM Pacific Time

We’re doing some server maintenance tonight from 6:00PM to midnight Pacific Time.  You’ll still be able to use EEBA on your device, but won’t be able to sync or reach the website during that time.  Thanks for your understanding! Updated: October 24, 2011 We’d like to update you on last night’s unplanned maintenance activities. We … Read more

How To Make Unallocated Money Work for You

Update EEBA is now Goodbudget! Goodbudget has all the great features of EEBA (and more!) in a new and updated interface. Check out our updated article on this topic, and check out the Goodbudget Help Center for the most recent help content. For a while now our Plus and Premiums users have been enjoying a … Read more

Auto-fill Payees, Unallocated Income, Scheduled Items, & Better Import

EEBA is now Goodbudget! You can find the most up-to-date information about using Goodbudget on our Help Center. We’re so excited to announce that EEBA supports new features on the web! Now you can schedule future transactions, and EEBA has made receiving multiple or irregular incomes easier. For all users, EEBA will: Automatically fill in … Read more