Getting Started: How to Use EveryDollar

Ready to build your first EveryDollar budget? (Heck yes you are! Otherwise you’d be watching panda videos or something.)

EveryDollar is the zero-based budgeting app that’s easy to use. Learn all about how to get started on your computer or mobile device from budgeting expert Rachel Cruze.

[johnsantiago]

This app SAVED my wife and I's finances. Before budgeting, we were deep in debt with barely to no emergency fund and savings. Then in November of 2018, we had the "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of being broke" moment. We decided to start budgeting using this app, and followed Dave Ramsey's baby steps, then after almost 2 years, we paid off all our debt, fully funded our 6-month emergency fund, saved money in all our sinking funds then started saving in our 401k. Praise God for Dave Ramsey's life-changing financial teachings!

[massivegas]

The quickest tutorial I've ever seen

[carolinemurphy]

Just started 🎉JANUARY 1st 2024
I’ve never had a budget 😢

[MarinaFilimonova]

I love your app, it has helped me to get a baby step 3. But now after the last update I can't use it from Canada, and can't pay for it from Canada. Please, add this option for Canadians. Thank you 🙏

[glendaborrello]

The app assumes you are working towards retirement, but what if you are retired. In the first step of setting up a budget I had to fudge some answers to complete the process. I want to use this as a budgeting tool only.

[Moinsbruyant]

There is no access to the app in Portugal. But love and learn from your program. Thank you so much:-)

[kimivy]

So far, the app is confusing and clear as mud. I'm watching the videos....😢

[lydiaburchell]

I'm excited to get started with using this app. Unfortunately, the app is not available for my phone in my region. Hopefully it will be soon.

[HeatherMilazzo]

How do you address bills that change a little monthly? Also can you move $$ from categories? Some categories I’m overspending but others I’m not using at all every month. Is there a way to transfer that budgeted amount to the category that needs help??

[billbill]

Another problem with the app is that it assumes that you are using $1, 000 of your income each month for the emergency fund rather than being a static amount that carries over from month to month.

[hazelnutbix]

sadly the app is not available in Portugal. I wonder if it is not available in Europe at all?

[dllymlly]

App is not available in Australia. Can you please look into this? I really want to use your app and budget accordingly.

[michaelcameron]

Does it automatically update categories of expenses from your credit cards and bank cards, or is it all manual?

[ruthbarber]

I would love to trading to help people with finance…… and use the every dollar budget…but I’m in the uk😢 any chance you might start up over in the uk?

[josephkuser]

I cant make heads or tails of this program! Its really complicated and you cant adjust certain amounts manually.
Also out biweekly checks are never the same and at the beginning of the month all my monthly payments with only half the income. Thats confusing as hell and doesnt help at all. I have no idea where we stand.
Id do the envelope system but that doesnt help when my wife and I arent together all the time.

[billbill]

why is the app telling me that I am over budget because I have money left in checking and savings accounts? The only for the app to reach "zero dollar" is if I empty these accounts which I can't do

[SplashyCannonBall]

What if your paychecks are hourly and aren’t the same each time

[margaritadiez]

I can’t afford the premium subscription. I retired and I only receive Social Security. My iPhone keeps pushing me to get the Premium.

[l.j.b]

Any chance of a uk version app in pounds sterling £

[robkamman]

when I transfer money to savings. and then put it back into my Checking, where do I put it when I'm everyDollar. It's a transaction and do I put it back into my paycheck ? then it would cause my income to rise. help needed.