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.
2,173 thoughts on “Welcome to Budget Bootcamp”
Afternoon on my phone
In the evening daily once my kid’s in bed. breaking these down little bit throughout the week.
After dinner. And breaking them up during the week. I’m not so good with figures & math and budgeting, so I hope this will make me feel more ease in handling what I do have to spend.
10 minutes a day when I’m up and at ‘em, I know I have a tendency to forget sometimes so if need be I’ll shift to 20 minutes every other day.
Sounds good….me too
I plan to do it the morning
At my workstation
I will do it through out the week
Learning how to manage my expenses for future planning
Between my clients, it will help me not spend on food delivery while working
8:30 morning when the school drop-off is being done. At the dining room table. Looking forward to a budget that I can keep to, I haven’t managed that before.
I’ll do it in the afternoon after I get off work- sitting on the couch!
In the evening after everyone is asleep.
First thing in the morning on my phone.
First lesson and you know my dark secret! When it comes to managing my finances, whether I have plenty or not enough, I have to fight the urge to cover my eyes and not look. It is the most curious thing. Maybe disciplining myself to perk once a day, just a little will get me past it.
Early morning, after showering
Sunday mornings and in any pockets of spare time I have
I’m a shift worker, so my time to work on the budget is in the afternoon when I’m off, while the kids are at school.
Do weekly assignments at one time on my day off
Excited about the course! Want to learn how to budget properly and best practices!
I will do it on my phone after I am doing with night classes!
On my phone or computer which ever is closer after work. Throughout the week.
My husband and I are meeting with our Pastor and working on this together. I plan on doing this in the morning with my coffee, and before my hubby goes to bed for the day.
I will do my assignments early in the morning while having my coffee, wherever it will be (I’m on vacation right now). I’m willing to have this budgeting course because I always had this feeling of complete missing of control over my expenses, over my savings. And it let me down, like if no matter what I would have done money will just fly away. And it’s time to learn how to save and pheraphs build a safe plane with them.
Thanks for this course. I’m excited to understand what budgeting is and would be tackling the assignments daily during free periods without distractions.
First thing in the morning with my coffee!
When the kids are aat school
I will do all the assignment during one day a week, at the dining room table.
I’m thrilled about this class and I plan to do my assignments during my mornings at my office desk.
At the kitchen table,early in the morning, and all of it on one day on my computer.
I will do the homework throughout the week as it is assigned or I will do it all at once.
I will be doing all the assignments on Wednesdays beginning at 8:00 am.
In the kitchen, early morning, all of it in one day
I plan to do these assignments after I get home from golf practice and I eat. I plan to do these assignments at my desk in my room.
On my day off work from during the week at my computer!
on my day off from work during the week at my computer
After school when I get all my main homework done
On my desk and do the home work at night as soon as possible every day
every Thursday after dinner at my desk.
I plan on doing these assignments after dinner every night.
I plan to do these assignments on my laptop in my room all at once.
I would do the assignments throughout the seven days when it is assigned or a day before. I would do it in the kitchen at night.
I plan to do my assignments when I retune home and do it all at once the day before in the kitchen.
I plan to do it early in the morning with a did of coffee or tea.
I plan only doing this late at night throughout the weekdays and I’m excited to learn how have a budget for everything.
After school on my desk
I will do the homework on Wednesdays and sundays.
I’m going to do my homework as soon as possible and at my desk
mornings after feeding my animals before work
I am planning on doing the assignments on my days off from work when I have a free 30 minutes to spare in my day. I am excited most about the tips I’m going to receive while taking this course that I will be implementing in my day to day life when it comes to finances
Will do it in late morning, before lunch.