Welcome to Goodbudget 101: Budget Bootcamp! We’re so excited for you to start this new budgeting journey — one where you’ll create a budget that works for you. And along the way you’ll build habits and learn techniques that will help you live out your budget for the rest of your life.
Now, we’re all starting from different places financially, but we’re all working towards the same goal… making a budget that works. We believe you can make and *keep* a budget. This budget will be your guide to help you spend on what’s important, save for big expenses, and give generously.
Over the next 29 days you’ll receive bite-sized assignments that are practical, reflective and relational and they’re all designed to help you create your new budget utilizing the envelope budgeting method (if you don’t know what that is, learn about it on our website and on YouTube). You can expect to spend about 5 to 10 minutes doing most of the assignments. Every so often there’ll be a longer assignment that will take about 30 minutes. Let’s get started.
Today’s Assignment
- Make a plan for when and where you’d like to do these assignments. Will you spend time working on them at the kitchen table after the kids are in bed, or early in the morning over coffee before everyone gets up? Will you do the assignments for the week all in one day, or divvy them up throughout the week? Deciding this ahead of time will give you a better shot at completing these assignments.
- Comment below and let us know when and where you’re planning to do your homework. Plus, share what you’re excited about learning in this course — and why.
Note for couples: If you share money with someone else, like your spouse, invite them to take this course with you. By working together, you’ll be able to build a solid budget that actually works — for both of you.
That’s it for today! We look forward to seeing you in the next assignment.
Happy budgeting,
-The Goodbudget Team
P.S. If you’re struggling to get ahead because you’re living paycheck to paycheck, GB 30: Break the Cycle might be a good starting place for you. In that course, you’ll spend 30 days working to boost savings and begin building a one-month cushion so you can break the cycle for good.
P.P.S. Or, if you’re currently experiencing a financial emergency, either from taking a pay cut, receiving a large medical bill, or something else, GB 911: Crash Course might be a better fit. There, you’ll learn how to make quick changes to your budget so that you can survive in the short term, adapt to your financial situation, and thrive down the road.
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In the evening, after work. I look forward to creating a budget and sticking to it.
I think right when I get home after work. I get home before the rest of the family so fewer distractions. I am hoping to learn how to be consistent in my budgeting.
Right after work in the late afternoon
I think after dinner since I work from home and generally the mornings are on Zoom calls or telephone calls.
After dinner with my wife
Right after work before sitting down to do other computer work
In the morning before work.
In the morning before everyone wakes up!
More thorough than anticipated
After work
When I first sit down in my office. I’m there every day, and i will prioritize this before I tackle anything else.
The best time for hubs n i would be after the kids sleep at night. But if it was a crazy day, will do it when they nap before getting to the other things tht need to be done. I look forward to making the most of this app and having a good budgeting skill that i can hopefully share with others too.
Thanks for sharing, Angeline!
After dinner.
I’m most excited about being able to start a savings!!
I will do this after work k want to budget I don’t know how toget started but ready to learn
During the mornings when everything is quiet or in the evening after work.
After work while listening to the news
I will do this after work, in my den. I am excited to learn how to create a budget that works for me, and more importantly, how to stick to it. My ultimate goal is to achieve financial freedom, and I believe this course will help me towards that.
I plan to work on my assignments as I receive them. I would prefer to get them all at one time so that I could proceed quickly in order to get the budgeting completed ASAP. I am disappointed that option is not available. Why take a month to prepare for setting up a budget when the help is needed now at this present time?
Hi Sue – Thanks for sharing! If you don’t want to wait for the emails, you can navigate to the course on our website. Just head here to see all of the assignments.
I plan on doing the assignments either in the morning after my Bible study or during my lunch hour. I am most looking forward to learning about budgeting
I plan on doing these assignments over my lunch break or after the kids go to bed. I’d like to focus on doing them during the week so my weekends are free. My goal is to establish good budgeting basics to get a better handle on our finances.
I am hoping to do these in the morning before my family gets up.
I was think after the kids go down. But I just read someone say lunch. I think lunch is brilliant.
after work in the afternoon.
I plan on doing mine early morning being that I work 3rd shift 🙂 from this course I plan on learning to save a lot more than I’ve been spending none the less budgeting in order to save. .
I’m thinking maybe after work, but am open to whenever during the day I can find the few minutes needed. I work long hours, get up early, get home late. Make dinner, eat, clean things and head to bed. It all will depend on how tired I am, might have to wait until Sunday where I can do them all at once.
After dinner 6 to 7pm
Prefer doing this in the morning over cup of coffee 🙂
We will do this at night. We are ready and excited to see how much we can save
10 minutes in the morning
10-15 mins in the evening after supper
Morning in my bedroom
Right after work while still sitting at my desk. Looking forward to having better control over my finances.
I really need to learn how to budget!!
Will wake up early and set a new budget, while I drink my coffee. Excited to get back on track.
10 minutes with husband
During work in down time
In the morning with a good cup of coffee. In my recliner With a table in front.
Early in the morning before I start working.
Can’t wait to get into making tracking a habit. Assignments will get done in the a.m during breakfast.
I will use kitchen table in the afternoon for lessons. I have just retired. I want to come up with a budget and live within our means.
I will make time in the morning when I am off work and make time before bed on days I work.
Early afternoon. Like to start my day learning so anything I learn can be freshly applied to my day
At the island in the a.m. throughout the week.
We’ll be doing them in the morning and then when appropriate in the evening after supper
In the evening after dinner
I will be doing this either at lunch or in the evening after dinnet
Morning times are best.
In the morning before work at the kitchen table.
I will be doing the budget right after supper. I’m excited to learn how I’m able to save money during this pandemic
I plan on working on my budget after work in the evening before heading to bed.
I will do it in the morning before work