Free Budgeting Course from The Happy Giraffe
Want to see how The Happy Giraffe budgeting system works in real life? This free 3-part video course walks you through everything: from the big idea behind the system, to setting up the free app, to how to track your weekly spending. Each video is short, practical, and easy to follow (even if budgeting has never worked for you before).
Why This Budget Works (Even If Others Haven’t)
If budgeting has never worked for you before, you’re not alone, and it’s not your fault. Most budgeting systems expect you to fit your life into categories and do a crazy amount of work. That’s exhausting.
This video introduces the simple idea behind The Happy Giraffe Budget:
Track one number. Forget the rest.
It’s about setting up your budget once, knowing your weekly spending limit (your Happy Money), and finally feeling like budgeting is something empowering.
📺 Watch Video 1: Why This Budget Works
How to Set Up Your Budget in the Free App
This video walks you through setting up your budget in the free Happy Giraffe budgeting app. You enter your income and bills once, and the app builds a 2-year forecast for you!
Everything is already built for you. You’re not building a budget from scratch, you’re just filling in a few things and letting the system do the rest!
By the end of the video, you’ll know how to:
- Enter your income and fixed bills
- Find your weekly Happy Money amount
- Confirm that your budget will work long-term
📺 Watch Video 2: How to Set Up Your Budget
How to Live Your Budget Every Day
This video shows you how to use the app day to day: how to track spending, handle bills as they come due on the calendar, and always know exactly where you stand.
You’ll learn:
- How to enter expenses and stay within your weekly number
- How to handle bills on the calendar when the actual amount is different than planned
- What the fixed box and the buffer does and why it protects you
Prefer something else? You can also use a notes app, pen and paper, or whatever method works for you!
📺 Watch Video 3: How to Track Your Spending
We’re Here When You Need Us
We created this system because budgeting used to feel hard and discouraging and we wanted something different. Something that actually worked, and actually felt happier!
Now you’ve seen how it works. You’ve got a way to set it up and tools to help you stick with it. If you’re ready, choose the next step that feels right for you:
👉 Download the Free App
👉 Go to the Getting Started Page
👉 Watch the Full Budgeting Class (Recorded Live)
👇 Sign Up to Hear When the App Launches
If you ever have a question, feel stuck, or just want a little encouragement, you can always reach out! Hello@HappyGiraffe.org
It’s just me and my family here, doing this part-time and unpaid, but I read every message and I really do want this to help you budget happier!
And if this budgeting system has made your life a little happier, and you want to help someone else find it too, you can make a donation. Every bit helps keep this free and available to everyone who needs it!
