Solo budget app — not a household tool

In short

What is this?

expenie budgets are for one person. Each budget is a monthly limit on a category in your workspace currency. Free includes 1 budget; Pro removes Free limits. Overspend is allowed and visible. The app does not share workspaces or multi-user roles in v1.

What you get

Built into the same workspace

• Private by default

  No invites, roles, or household split. Your categories stay yours.

• Category monthly limits

  Same model as our budget app page — progress, overspend, month switcher.

• Manual spend truth

  Limits track expenses you entered. No bank feed rewriting the month overnight.

• Free then Pro

  Trial and Pro: unlimited budgets and recurring you confirm.

How it works

Three steps

1. 01

   Start alone

   Create a Free account. One workspace. No co-owner step.

2. 02

   Pick a first limit

   Choose a category you overspend. Set a monthly number.

3. 03

   Expand on Pro

   Add more category budgets when Free's single limit is too tight.

FAQ

Common questions

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