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After setup, a welcome popup walks you through the basics. Finish it, continue the full tour, or explore yourself. Here's how to get the most out of BudgetBuddie.
Budget feature overview
Set weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or custom budgets. Group related lines, mark savings categories, and use rollover or one-offs when you need them.
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Molly's money journey
Molly shares how moving to NZ sparked a shift in her money mindset from manual tracking to confident, automated finances with BudgetBuddie. She’s now focused on building wealth early and working toward homeownership.
Ben's money journey
Ben, a flight instructor from South Canterbury, shares how self-funding his aviation training taught him to be disciplined with money. With BudgetBuddie, he’s now tracking his net worth, setting savings goals, and building toward a more secure financial future.
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How savings categories work
Use a savings category for money you put away, like KiwiSaver or an emergency fund. Here's how it works in your budget, cashflow, and Money Insights.
September 1, 2026
Budget ⚖️
Budget ⚖️
Financial health score overview
Here in this guide, we'll give you an overview of how the financial health score feature works.
September 8, 2025
Dashboard 📱
Dashboard 📱
Money insights feature overview
Here in this guide, we'll give you an overview of how the money insights feature works.
June 24, 2024
Money Insights 📊
Money Insights 📊
Cashflow feature overview
See income minus expenses each month, including savings. Forecast up to 12 months ahead from your budget, then add one-offs if you need them.
April 11, 2024
Cashflow 💸
Cashflow 💸
Accounts feature overview
Here in this guide, we'll give you the full overview on how the accounts feature works.
April 10, 2024
Accounts 🤑
Accounts 🤑
Connecting accounts feature overview
Here in this guide we'll give you the full overview on how the connecting accounts feature works.
April 9, 2024
Connecting accounts 🔗
Connecting accounts 🔗
Setting up your security
Here in this guide we'll run you through how to set up extra layers of security in settings
April 6, 2024
Settings & Billing ⚙️
Settings & Billing ⚙️
Settings feature overview
Here in this guide we'll give you a full overview of the settings feature.
April 6, 2024
Settings & Billing ⚙️
Settings & Billing ⚙️
How transaction categories work
Categories sit in groups, can have tags, and a savings category treats money you put away differently from spending.
April 6, 2024
Transactions 💵
Transactions 💵
Transactions feature overview
Here in this guide we'll give you the full overview on how to use the transactions feature.
April 5, 2024
Transactions 💵
Transactions 💵
Merchants feature overview
Here in this guide we'll give you an overview of the merchants feature.
April 5, 2024
Merchants 🧾
Merchants 🧾
Retirement planner feature overview
Here is this guide, we'll give you an overview of the retirement planner feature and how to get the most out of it.
April 3, 2024
Retirement Planner 🏝️
Retirement Planner 🏝️
Net worth feature overview
See how your net worth changes each month. Add assets and liabilities, group them by type, and edit past months.
March 24, 2024
Net Worth 💰
Net Worth 💰
Goals feature overview
Set a target date, track whether you're on track, and link accounts so your goal updates automatically. Use a savings category for regular set-asides instead.
March 21, 2024
Goals 🎯
Goals 🎯
Budget feature overview
Set weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or custom budgets. Group related lines, mark savings categories, and use rollover or one-offs when you need them.
March 14, 2024
Budget ⚖️
Budget ⚖️
Your budget details
Open a budget to change the amount, rollover, and personalisation, or see the transactions tracking against it.
March 13, 2024
Budget ⚖️
Budget ⚖️
Dashboard feature overview
The dashboard shows snippets of each feature in one place, including goal status and spend that leaves savings categories out.
March 12, 2024
Dashboard 📱
Dashboard 📱
Getting started overview
Sign up, pick a plan, connect your accounts, then set budgets. Use savings categories for regular set-asides and goals for dated targets.
March 11, 2024
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