Goodbudget: Budget & Finance

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Goodbudget provides users with a tool to manage money. From the app’s main screen, users can tap the “Edit” button and then set the app so they budget weekly, monthly, semi-monthly, or every two weeks. Additionally, users can create “Envelopes” that they designate for expenditures using preloaded categories that include: cell phone, entertainment, giving, rent, or loan payment. They can also personalize these envelopes by adding unique terms and allocating specific amounts of money to them. Finally, users can add the income they earn or use during the time period they selected when creating their budget. Once they do, users should tap the “Done” button, and the app will show them their budget. To track payments, users must tap the “Compose” button, which will take them to a new screen. Here, users enter information about the payment (e.g., payee, amount, funding envelope, account, date, check number and note) and then tap the “Save” button. The app will then return users to the main screen and show users their new budget. Users can then tap the “Transaction” button to view all the payments made and income earned that was logged into their budget. Users can also track their spending by tapping the “Accounts” and “Reports” buttons on the bottom of their screen.

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