Help

Here are the answers to commonly asked questions.

Starting Up

What is budgetEDGE?
How do I Sign Up?

My Income

What is the income wizard?
How do I use the income wizard?
How do I add an income source from my budget sheet?
How do I add a single instance of an irregular income?
How do I edit a single instance of a regular income?
How do I edit a single instance of an irregular income?
How do I edit the name of a regular income?
How do I edit the name of an irregular income?
How do I edit the amount of a regular income?
How do I edit the amount of an irregular income?
How do I edit the recurrence for an irregular income?
What is the difference between the income I add from the income wizard and the income I add from my budget sheet?
How do I change my current checking account balance?
How do I delete an income?

My Savings

How do I add a savings source from my budget sheet?
What does the balance field mean in the add savings bubble?
How do I add a single instance of saving?
How do I edit a single instance of saving?
How do I edit the name of a savings account?
How do I edit the amount of a savings transaction?
How do I edit the recurrence for a savings account?
How do I delete a savings account?
When I added a savings account why did the asset bubble panel show up?

Savings Bubbles

How to I add a savings bubble?
How do I edit a savings bubble?
How do I delete a savings bubble?
What does convert to income on the savings bubble do?
What is a goal?
How do I create a goal?
How do I edit a goal?
How do I delete a goal?
How do I convert a goal to income?
Why did my goal turn orange?
What does unallocated mean?

Residual Cash Summary

Why doesn't 'After Savings' value match my checking account balance?

My Account

How to I activate my account?
Can I change my password?
Can I change my email address?
Can I change my date of birth?
Can I change my date format?
Can I change my number format?
Can I change my Zip Code?
I can't sign in. What should I do?
I forgot my password. What should I do?

My Expenses

How do I add a fixed expense source from my budget sheet?
How do I add a variable expense source from my budget sheet?
What does the 'I want to track this as a credit card' check do?
How do I add a single instance of an expense?
How do I edit a single instance of an expense?
How do I edit the name of an expense?
How do I edit the amount of an expense?
How do I edit the recurrence for an expense?
How do I delete an expense?
What does the blue icon with the 'L' do?
Why is the blue icon with a 'L' flashing?
Why is there a blue icon with a 'M' in front of some expenses?

Asset Bubble Panel

What is the asset bubble panel?
What does 'Stuff I Own' mean?
How do I edit stuff I own?
What does 'Stuff I Owe' mean?
How do I edit stuff I owe?
What is a 'Savings Bubble'?

Mini-Budgets

What is a mini-budget?
How do I create a mini-budget?
How do I edit my mini-budget?
How do I add spending in my mini-budget?
How do I add a single instance of mini-budget expense?
How do I edit a single instance of mini-budget expense?
How do I edit the name of a mini-budget expense category?
How do I edit the amount of mini-budget expense?
How do I edit the recurrence for mini-budget expense?
How do I delete a mini-budget expense category?
Where did the amount paid field in my mini-budget come from?
What is a closing date?
What are finance charges?
The 'New Balance' in my mini-budget doesn't match my credit card statement. What do I do?
How do I delete a mini-budget?