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IheartCaptainHolt · 11/03/2018 19:05

Can any recommend a budgeting app? I want to be able to record all my spends so I can see where I can cut down to pay off my credit card.

Thanks

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Lillylollylandy · 11/03/2018 19:49

YNAB. Changed my attitude to money completely.

Shannaratiger · 11/03/2018 19:57

I just use an Excel worksheet. Group spends into Food including toiletries, nappies etc. and others eg. clothes, entertainment, non essentials.
Try and sort your non utility spending into weekly amounts.
Have got this info off a You Tube channel, can't remember which one though! Blush

CrabappleBiscuit · 11/03/2018 20:04

I use Toshl,, it’s free for the basics, ie just tracking. , but you have to pay if you want to add more accounts.

It really changed my finances, I know where everything goes and flung it motivates me to save.

IheartCaptainHolt · 11/03/2018 20:14

Thank you, all have a look at them and see which one I like best

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oreosoreosoreos · 11/03/2018 20:51

If you google YNAB 3 month free trial you should be able to find a discount code.

I’ve tried budgeting other ways before but for me this time it’s really stuck!

Redcarseat · 11/03/2018 21:32

Do any of these apps connect to a bank account?

IheartCaptainHolt · 12/03/2018 09:24

YNAB does so that's the one I've gone for. Is it worth the £75 after the trial?

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MessySurfaces · 12/03/2018 10:53

@IheartCaptainHolt it only connects to US bank accounts sadly!
I'm just coming to the end of my trial and wondering whether to pay up- I really like it and would really miss it, but we are skint and would probably have to carry the balance on a credit card- which seems a bit beside the point really!!!

Lillylollylandy · 12/03/2018 11:08

You can download your bank transactions into a .csv file and import into YNAB.

IheartCaptainHolt · 12/03/2018 13:25

I've found the link for the 3 month trial so hopefully that's long enough for me to decide if it's worth it.

Maybe best if I have to input everything manually as it'll make me look carefully at what goes out (and not doing that is why I'm in this position I guess!)

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MessySurfaces · 12/03/2018 14:49

Yes- that's one of the things I like! You can enter recurring transactions which helps too

IheartCaptainHolt · 12/03/2018 18:29

Thanks @MessySurfaces that's good to know

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