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 my assignments in the evening after dinner. I am excited to learn how to budget the correct way and to enhance my savings.
I will do it early in the morning before the morning starts
Will do assignments first thing in my quiet time.
I am going to start with the 30-day budget challenge to break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck.
I’ll do it when I have time in the AM
I will do my assignments in the morning with my coffee. I am excited to learn how to finally budget the correct way and to get a decent savings account going.
I will do the assignment in the morning before starting my work day.
I’ll do it in the afternoon.
I will do my assignments in the morning. I want to get out of debt and start to save more money.
Mine will mainly be done in the evening.
Im planning to do it in the nights before going to bed
I’ll be doing my assignments in the evening. I really want to start 2024 on track with my expenses and savings.
I plan to do assignments in the evening.
I’ll do it when I have time in the AM
I will do my classes in morning before day gets started
I will do them at night
I will do my assignments in the morning before work. I’m not sure yet if I will do the whole week’s set of assignments in one sitting or divvy them up throughout the week so perhaps best to receive the assignments in full. I’m grateful for GoodBudget and looking forward to feeling more organized as I pull up my big kid budgeting britches!
I will be doing my assignments in the evenings after dinner. I am debt free, so I would like to save more money and invest for tomorrow.
I plan to spend time on the budget first thing in the morning.
I’ll do mine in the morning before the day starts.
I want to use this for work – I’m ashamed that I’m in my early 50s and still haven’t been able to make nor keep to a budget in both my work and home life. I’m excited to learn new ways to do this and to have ‘my hand held’ as I do so. I have a ‘quiet’ day in my 5-day working week where I’ll be doing my assignments.
I will do them in the morning
Am excited to learn how to save for big purchases and to invest because it will help me boost my life.
I will do my assignments for the week on Friday mornings which I leave open for personal finance.
I’ll most likely do the assignments after I get home from work, before supper.
I will do the assignments in the morning
When I wake in the morning, before I get up
I will do my budget at night when its quiet.
I plan to do this after breakfast.
I’ll talk to my husband today, but most likely I will do this course in the mornings, and I will likely do a week’s worth on days when I do not have to work.
Im doing my assignments this evening in my guest room.
I will do my assignments in the evening
In the morning with the quiet of a new day & coffee
I want to do the weekly.
I well do it after I get myself together in the mornings.
I will do my assignments one day for the week
I will do my assignment in the
early morning after dropping kids off at school.
I am going to do it after dinner and washing dishes; I’m the most relaxed then and I won’t be too tense when I see the numbers. lol
I’ll do my assignments at the end of the day throughout the week to break it up.
I’m excited to learn how to/& actually live out my budget.
I will do the assignments in the morning at the kitchen counter during second coffee.
I will do my assignments in the morning while I am having my coffee.
I will do my assignments late afternoon after my work . I would like to improve my budgeting skills and savings .
After dinner each evening will be my budget bootcamp time. Interested to see what tips & tricks I can learn to build a more effective budget.
Either on my day working from
Home or in the evening when I finish work earlier
I plan on doing my assignments in the morning while having my first cup off coffee, before going to work.
I’ll do mine in the mornings can’t wait to get started
My plan is to do the assignments in the morning while I’m having my coffee.
I will work on my assignments in the evenings after work
It’s going to vary what time of the day I will be able to do the lessons, depending on my schedule. However, this is going on my daily to do list as a recurring item. I am most excited to learn tips for motivating myself to be more financially literate and conscientious in my spending. I’ve always been a bit impulsive and lack awareness of where all of my money goes.
I will do the assignment at midday and I hope that I will be able to see how this work out compare to what I have already started to do on my budget in excel