Weekly: Budget Planner & Bills

I have tried them all: Zero dollar, envelopes, buckets, detailed, basic, you name it. I really wanted to get a handle on my finances. I have ADHD and I need to keep track of my expenses and transactions religiously otherwise I will forget what is due, not account for things, etc. Right now I am living paycheck to paycheck. I get paid weekly and my check always fluctuates because of tips and three different wage types. With this app I keep track of my four walls and reoccurring expenses and then it basically gives me what I can spend (like an allowance) every week. I dropped a shift at work and my weekly “allowance” went into the negative. Now I know I have an income issue, not a spending issue. There are a few limitations I’ve had to work around by entering something manually or in a different manner to keep things as accurate as possible. One thing I will say is that support is SUPER responsive! Every time I’ve had a question, problem or suggestion they have replied very quickly. I’ve even had one question answered on their vlog so I could visually see how to handle the issue. I have noticed changes suggested in these reviews from other users included in updates. They care and They’re great! That makes me stick with it even through those quirks because I know it’s going to get better with every update. Overall, it’s the best fit for my circumstances and needs. This is the accountant I can’t afford telling me what I can and cannot spend every week. For a free spirit who rebels against a budget or someone who manages their money weekly, this app is the way to go!!

I’ve tried several different budgeting apps and I’ve found that they’re either (1) hands off and require the user to manually track individual expenses or (2) so automated that the whole process tends to be a bit more complicated than it needs to be. Weekly is perfect in that it automatically pulls in transactions (w/ Plaid integration) - keeping the experience relatively hands off - but doesn’t overcomplicate the whole thing. The user experience and interface is super clean and easy to follow. Keeping everything within a ‘week-window’ also makes it more manageable to track expenses and understand how much is ‘left’ to spend based on income. A great app that I would definitely recommend. Just for some feedback points to make the app even better: wish there was a bit of a higher frequency rate at which Plaid pulls in transactions (may not be a Weekly app thing, but more Plaid-related). Also wish there was a way to re-review prior week transactions to reclassify if needed. Lastly, more of a nice to have - would be kind of cool to have a daily-view next to the weekly total. Just to help further ground the user on understanding what their daily budget is to help make better sense of spend limits. Amazing app and will continue to subscribe after weekly trial!

I have tried many budgeting apps from super detailed to basic information. My main challenge has always been I don’t live on a monthly budget. I live weekly even though I do get paid once a month. At the end of the month I was usually low on cash. Also tracking my spending was difficult with all the transactions etc. I even resorted to a weekly cash envelope system. This app is super simple. It covers recurring bills and then the rest is your free to spend cash. So for example gas, most budget apps would put that as a recurring so I would put $209 for the month. But then one week I would spend $65 and then the next week I would spend $40 due to gas price fluctuations. I could never really see if I had surplus or went over until the end of the month. Here the transaction comes up and it takes it from free to spend. If your under it only takes that exact amount from free to spend. So guess what I can see the extra $5 for a latte! Hope all of this makes sense. It’s definitely worth it for me to live with a weekly allowance.