Be Debt-Free in 2020!

If you’re putting yourself on a journey to be debt free, we have some stories (and one help guide) to inspire you. Wanna get out of debt? Here’s how she did it. In this post, Karisa shares about her debt journey and how she used Debt Snowball to help her tackle it. See how she did it … Read more

Keep the New Year’s energy going!

We’re just about a week or so into the new year. How are things going? If you need some inspiration to help you nail down your money goals for the year, or if you want some wisdom to help reel your finances back in after overspending on the holidays (looking at myself here), here are … Read more

4 Things to Keep in Mind for Budgeting Resolutions

Because setting ourselves up for success is important New Year’s is often a time we think about setting goals. We want to lose weight, get organized, or finally learn how to play the guitar. But these lofty goals are not so great if they’re so far out of reach that they’re impossible to meet. (That’s … Read more

3 Sample Budgets to Help You Create Your Own

Making your first budget might seem intimidating. You’re probably thinking, “What kinds of expenses should I even budget for?” To that we’d say, budget for all of the expenses you can anticipate and even the ones you can’t. If you’ve just signed up with Goodbudget and need a place to start, check out the samples … Read more

Engagement Rings: Getting on the Same Page

Talking about budgeting for engagement rings may not be romantic, but I sure was excited to do it! Mostly because I knew my now-husband and I were ready to get married, and I wanted us to be on the same page. Even more so because this was going to be the first big purchase we … Read more

16 Things You Should Be Saving For

I can think of at least five expenses that don’t happen very frequently that often get left out of our budgets. And, you might be thinking, “I only pay for my car registration once a year, so I don’t need to budget for it.” But, the truth is, when we plan ahead for expenses like … Read more

When should you update your budget?

Whenever life changes As you budget over the course of a few months, you’ll probably start noticing that you’re budgeting for too much in some categories and too little in others. So it’s always a good idea to review your budget on a regular basis to make small adjustments. But, are there other kinds of … Read more

How to Budget for a Wedding in Goodbudget

When it comes to budgeting for a wedding, we recommend starting with the important questions first. Check out the advice we gave our newly engaged teammate here at the Goodbudget headquarters. Sample Wedding Budgets Once you’ve thought about the important questions we mentioned in that article, you can start choosing which categories to plan for. … Read more