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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I will do these assignments at my desk after dinner.
I will do these at my desk after dinner.
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I will do these throughout the day and I will divide them up
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I will be doing this after school but also before dinner
i will be doing these on my desk in my room
I will be doing these mostly in the kitchen at night
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I will do this assignment after I eat dinner
At my desk after dinner
I will do these assignments after school at my desk.
Looking forward to learning how to budget
I’m going to be doing these assignments after breakfast.
I plan to work on course assignments every evening before going to bed.
On Saturday, after looking at my weekly bank statement.
I plan to complete my lessons in the morning. Looking forward to this course and learning more about how to effectively budget.
I plan on doing my lessons over coffee in the AM.
right after work at the kitchen table. Lets do this!!!
I plan to do assignments on a couple of days a week: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday in the am over coffee.
I will do these assignments in the evenings when the house is quiet
I will do these assignments during my lunch
I will do these assignments on my break during nightshift
I will do the assignments in the morning!
I will do the assignments during my lunch hour
I’ll complete the assignments while doing my morning poo in the bathroom.
I want to do them all at once during the week
On my couch while relaxing after work
I will be doing these assignment every week on Monday at my desk.
In the morning.
Will work from my kitchen after dinner
I will do these assignments after I wake up and have had breakfast.
I will learn about personal finance in next 3 month, this course is my first step.
I will do this assignments for every day, 30 minute at my noon routin.
I will take an hour everyday to learn this program
In the morning over coffee
I will do my assignments every Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings while having breakfast and after workout.
I’m excited to learn and know to spend what’s important, to save for emergency and retirement and give generously.
Early morning with breakfast
I will do these assignments late at night when everyone is asleep.
I will do assignments at night after dinner and I’m excited to try a budgeting method that sounds like it will work best for me, my partner and my family. I used a similar method when I was a solo parent over 25 years ago but as things have changed I stopped using it. Can’t wait to see how this will work now