What To Do When Your Check is Late

Having an unexpected loss of income is tough, especially when it’s outside of your control. It’s no surprise that the best way to weather the storm is by having an emergency fund and plan. But what can you do if you don’t have one already in place? What can you do if you need to … Read more

Goodbudget has a podcast! Wanna listen?

The Goodbudget Way podcast is live and ready for your listening pleasure! In the show, we share stories of real-life people who spend, save and give to what’s truly important in life. We hope you’ll check it out. You can listen to The Goodbudget Way on the Apple Podcasts app, or wherever you get your podcasts. … Read more

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 … Read more

Where 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 … Read more

Reports 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, … Read more

Getting out of debt. An actor’s story

There are always lessons to be learned in life! Especially when it comes to budgeting and making smart financial choices. Meet Jenny R, an actor and budding financial guru, who while making her way through the ups and downs of life, discovered that debt is a real thing. And, when debt strikes its ugly head, … Read more

Pen and Paper to App

I used to do all my budgeting with pen and paper. Then Goodbudget started growing on me. The way my old pen-and-paper system worked: At the beginning of each month I wrote down the amount I received from my paycheck Subtracted my recurring expenses Deducted expenses from my total every time I made a purchase … Read more

How to Make a Budget

Update

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Take the fear out of budgeting with our step-by-step guide to crafting a budget you can really live with.

Step 1. Relax!

Before you do anything take a deep breath and relax. . . feel better? We’re not here to make the perfect budget, or change your financial world overnight. We’ll get to that later. For now we just need to put a budget together that we can work with. There will be plenty of time to reflect and make changes later. The most important thing is to just get started, keep going.

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