A free budgeting app that is simple, empowering, and happy!

Spend less time worrying about finances and more time enjoying life.

Let us know if you’d use this app! (Coming to Android and Apple, June/July 2025)

Video of budgeting app showing all the features

Feeling overwhelmed managing your money?

If the thought of budgeting makes you feel anxious or defeated, it’s time for a new approach.

Income first approach

Begin your budgeting journey by understanding how much income you have to work with. Why track your spending for 30 days or more before you start budgeting? Start with your income, and look forward, not backward.

Phone showing income step in budgeting process

Cash flow visualization

Our app looks forward 2 years in order to provide a clear, day-by-day estimate of your future finances. Now you can make informed decisions and avoid surprises!

Phone showing a 2 year forecast of financial information

A simple weekly allowance

Manage the craziness of life with a weekly allowance. This actually makes it easier to stay on track and make better financial decisions. You’ll finally have the flexibility and simplicity your budget has been missing!

Phone showing weekly allowance screen for the budgeting app

What makes our budgeting app different?

Our app only has one goal, to help you live within your means. So we focus on that one thing and we make it easy to do. 

A truly unique budgeting system

Following the principles in our book, The Happy Giraffe Budget, we combine cashflow forecasting, a weekly allowance, and a dedication to simplifying every step in the process. Like it or not, everyone has to manage their money. So we make it … happier!

Budgeting book, weekly allowance, and cash flow forecasting
Calendaring in the app. Showing interactivity for budgeting

We do the calendaring for you

Our app automatically lays out all of your paydays and bill due dates for the next 2 years! Just enter the details one time when you create your budget. Then we’ll show you a clear, interactive schedule of your financial future!

Budget once

Eliminate the complexity of categories, planners, and monthly budget overhauls. Set your budget once and manage it with a simple weekly allowance. There’s nothing else to worry about!

app showing budgeting is done and no monthly overhauls are required
Budgeting done and user is able to spend their weekly allowance

Spend on what makes you happy

We call your weekly allowance your “Happy Money”. There’s no other categories and your bills are all taken care of. Because of this, you can spend the way you want! It’s even OK when every week is different.

Let us know if you would use this app!

Main Giraffe for The Happy Giraffe Budget with thumbs up budget happy

Thank You!

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Questions? Email us at Hello@HappyGiraffe.org

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