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’ll be doing it on my lunch break or in the evenings after work.
with my coffee on the balcony, weekly
I plan to do it either early in the morning, or before noon.
I will be doing the course after supper at my table. I am looking forward to feeling like I can manage.
I’ll do this after lunch.
After supper on the deck overlooking my beautiful city.
I will be doing this in the evenings
After dinner
I’m excited to learn budgeting. I will complete in the evening at my desk.
In the evening.
I will be making it a morning routine!
I will do the course either during my son’s nap or at the end of the day when the kiddies are in bed:)
I will be doing them mostly in the evenings.
I am exited, because I want to learn how to budget. I will do this in the mornings.
I will sit down at my kitchen table after work. I am looking forward to seeing it work out
In the morning
I will do one module a day and incorporate it into my priorities list. Will do the mornings after school drop off
I will do it at my desk in the evenings
In the morning while sitting on my porch drinking my coffee
I plan to do it on the couch in the morning whenever I have time
On my free time while my baby sleeps
Excited to finally learn the budget and actually follow it. I’ve never been taught so I tried to self teach with excel by I feel so lost and I never stick to it and now with a business I feel overwhelmed and need to learn how to do this to get out of debt and live a life that’s not paycheck to paycheck
I’ll be focusing on this at night to start, then switching to mornings (as that’s when I’m most efficient). I’m really looking forward to making my spending more transparent (increasing my savings as a result)!
Will be doing this with husband just before dinner two times a week.
I plan on doing the courses after work or before bed each day.
I plan on doing this at night after work and after dinner.
I’ll do my assignments after dinner.
Early morning when the family is still sleeping.
I’ll be working on this weekly, first thing Monday morning.
In bed over coffee
On my desk after my daily morning jog.
I’ll be doing it after the kid is asleep.
We’ll be working in the morning with a good cup of coffee.
I will be doing this with my husband in the evenings. We are excited to create savings and decrease stress!
I’ll be doing this class in the early day.
Looking forward to controlling our money instead of it controlling us.
Husband and I will do it in the morning.
Early in the morning with my breakfast,I m so excited with it
Looking forward to seeing where the money goes. I will do do homework in the evenings at kitchen table.
I will be doing it late in the evenings after work.
i am excited to learn how to track my expenses because it will help me see things I spend too much money on.
Over a morning cup of coffee in the kitchen.
Looking forward to getting a better view on spending habits and savings through planned spending.
I’ll be doing the courses daily, starting today.
I will work a few lessons a week
I will be doing mine during the evenings after I get off of work and I will do as many as I can when I get off depending how tired I am
While drinking my morning coffee
Early morning, before a soul has woken up, over a bracing cup of black coffee. Thank you, GB. Looking forward to controlling my money.
When I am having my morning coffee or after work depending on my shifts.
Morning coffee
I am excited to learn more about budgeting, so that I can develop a plan that works form me and stick with it. I plan to work on this course during the weekends in the afternoon.
Weekly on Sunday nights / planning for week
I will be doing this after I get home from work. around 7:00 or 7:30.
I will do my assignments in the morning with my dog on my porch!