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 evenings
I plan to do this daily around 9:00 pm
I plan to do this in the morning
My plan is to do them when my children are down in bed, and will be working from my home desk to get them completed.
being a morning person, I plan to do the homework while i have my coffee
I plan to do this at my desk as my wind down activity before bed
I plan on divvying them up throughout the week due to a pretty sporadic schedule.
will do them mid-moring at computer.
I’m going to do them in the afternoon, when I am ready to switch from other projects to something fresh.
I will try doing it in the evening.
Early morning plan after the dog walk, at the kitchen table while having coffee
Kitchen table in the morning with coffee
I plan to do the after night school
I am researching resources for my clients and also hoping to learn a new thing or two. So maybe, once or twice a month.
Daily in the evening before heading to bed. Looking forward to structuring my expenditures.
I plan to do this mid-morning.
Plan to mostly do in the evenings, but may sometimes manage during the day
I plan to do them daily in the evenings.
I plan to do this after work around 3:00.
I will work on my budget course around 5:00
Right before starting to make dinner
In the morning.
Work on assignments after 6pm
During my lunch break
I plan to do this in the morning once the kids left for school.
I plan to work on them in the mornings.
I’ll make time in the morning. If it’s a longer task, or a busier day I’ll read the task in the morning but complete it that evening.
Mornings will work best but have time in the evenings as well.
I will spend time working on the assignments when I am done with schoolwork, I might do all the assignments in one day or spread them out for the week at my house, What I am excited about in this course is learning how to budget my money. why because it will be good for my future
I plan to do this with my husband in the evenings.
I plan to do this after work hours when I get home.
I prefer doing a day’s assignment on the day
.doing a day’s work
After dinner
I plan to do my homework in the evenings.
After I get home from work.
Complete in the morning after walking the dog.
I’m HOPING to get my homework done the two nights I work overnight. I need this adjustment in my life as my kids are adults and my life is changing.
In the evenings
during my morning coffee
Let’s do it 🙂
I plan on working on this with my husband, hopefully every night. I am not too bad at budgeting, but money burns a hole in his pocket.
I will work on this after dinner around 9PM in our home office
I learn while I work , after work, and anytime I can get a break. This is my life now
First thing in the morning with coffee after devotion and meditation
I plan to do the course in the evenings at my kitchen table.
I’m going to do it each morning with coffee. I’m really excited about learning to budget. I’ve been using YNAB for a while but it confuses me because everything is done in the background and I like to be Hands-On and see what’s happening with transactions etc.
I love what this program offers. To me it exceeds what YNAB had. It is not user friendly which is a great loss. Have been stuggling now for over 2 weeks to make it work and still does not work. I need to budget, but no longer certain this is the program for me. Used this program a long time ago, probably for me same reasons as now.
Any time I have free 10 minutes
I plan on doing my assignments in the evening
Some of my lunch hour at work and some evenings. I will adjust them around my schedule each week.
I plan to take the courses in the evenings!