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Build a monthly budget

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to build a monthly budget: 5 steps, about 2.5 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to build a monthly budget but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Total up income and fixed costs30 min
2. 2Categorise last month's spending45 min
3. 3Set a limit per category30 min
4. 4Track spending for a week15 min
5. 5Review and adjust the limits30 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.