We Need Your Help!

We need your help to create the happiest budgeting app around that is also free for anyone to use! We believe it should be free for anyone to have simple budgeting tools and know how to use them. Your donation will help in that mission.

Our budgeting system has been proven to make the process of creating a budget (and sticking to it) an easier, happier experience. Over 200 people every day download one of our spreadsheets for free! These people are from all around the world who are looking for a simple way to manage their day-to-day spending. They aren't ready for a full net worth analysis or all of the details and options that most personal finance apps include. Many have tried other apps and found them too complicated.

We have made our system as uncomplicated as a budget can get. It helps users spend less than they earn. That's it. It doesn't cover every area of personal finance, but it gets the foundation right. It helps people get started on the right path. You can read the testimonials below to see the relief, hope, and empowerment that people feel when they use our budgeting system.

We actually wrote a whole book about how our system is different than anything else out there. (It's here on Amazon!) There are some amazing benefits to making budgeting simple, accessible, and giving people the tools to make decisions and learn for themselves.

Key Features:

Available on IOS and Android
Syncing so couples can be on the same page all the time
Focused on the simple goal of not spending more than you earn
Gamification to encourage daily check ins and steady progress
Positive reinforcement
Very clear when a choice is financially good or bad
Quick feedback on bad choices so recovery is easy

How Will Donations Be Used?

At the moment our system requires a spreadsheet. Up until now Nigel has offered his Excel wizardry for free. He has handled all of the development, updates, and product support by volunteering his time.

Converting everything into a free app is an effort far bigger than Nigel can handle on his own. App development is complex. It requires a whole team of people with a range of skills and talents. This is why we're teaming up with an app development company to get this idea off the ground.

Funding will be used to create the beta version, test it, make updates, and continue that cycle until we have a product that will allow users to have a happier budgeting experience completely within the app.

How Can I Help?

Click DONATE above. You can use a credit card, PayPal, an ACH transfer from your bank (for donations over $100), or even Venmo!

Our website HappyGiraffe.org has more about our nonprofit and our budgeting system. You can also contact us at Hello@HappyGiraffe.org for information.

Testimonials

Lisa W. - "I am horrible at budgeting. I almost paid a service. I wanted to do this on my own. The sheet shows everything and is easy to understand. Thank you!😆"

Anonymous - "Thank you so much! I'm a freshly graduated student and this helps me so much. super easy and veryyyy helpful. :)"

Matt - "This is amazing. It's like YNAB, but free."

London M. - "I could not find the words to express how I am feeling right now. This is literally me, right now and likely everyday based on what you have done for me!"

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