Money Basics Checkup

A quick review of how your money is set up and how well your safety net feels.

Income

Add the main sources of money coming into your plan. We’ll use this to estimate what’s available for spending after taxes, contributions, and payroll deductions.

Gross income
Obligations
Benefits
Net Income

Estimates are based on typical payroll rules and simple assumptions. You can adjust them any time.

You haven’t added any income sources yet.


Tax & contributions Optional — used to estimate what’s available

If your income is net, you can leave this empty. If you want more control, switch to gross income.

Payroll withholdings

Enter the deductions from your paystub here.

Tip: If you’re not ready, leave these blank — we’ll still calculate totals from your net sources.

Benefits & savings Pre-spend commitments (optional)

Benefits & savings (pre-spend)

Spending Strategy

Your Spending Strategy is based on the available money from your net income: .

Budget Style Presets
Spending Strategy Adjustments
—%
15%
15%
15%

Your total should add up to 100%.

Needs budget (per month)
Wants budget (per month)
Savings budget (per month)
Giving budget (per month)

Needs

This is the starting point for your needs budget, based on your Spending Strategy: / month.

Needs Budget Presets
Needs Budget
40%
10%
15%
20%
15%

Your total should add up to 100%.

Housing budget (per month)
Utilities budget (per month)
Transportation budget (per month)
Groceries budget (per month)
Other Essentials budget (per month)

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Wants

This is the starting point for your wants budget, based on your Spending Strategy: / month.

Wants Budget Presets
Wants Budget
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%

Your total should add up to 100%.

Food & Social budget (per month)
Activities & Hobbies budget (per month)
Clothing budget (per month)
Travel budget (per month)
Subscriptions budget (per month)
Gifts budget (per month)

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Savings

This is the starting point for your savings goals, based on your Spending Strategy: / month.

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Safety Net Reserves

Based on your income and spending strategy, your monthly needs budget is . Your first savings goal is to create a 1-month emergency fund of . As we build up your plan, we'll save for 3 months of reserves.



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Giving

This is the starting point for your giving goals, based on your Spending Strategy: / month.

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