Gnarly Budget Features

Core tools

Gnarly Budget Features

Ten habits to keep you on track

Budget

A budget anchored to payday

Budget periods follow your payroll schedule, line items edit like a spreadsheet, and next month starts as a clone of this one. The monthly review assistant flags what needs attention.

Import

Upload transactions to track spending

Import CSV or OFX from any bank, or paste straight from a spreadsheet. Duplicates are skipped, pending and upcoming transactions are matched, and categories are assigned automatically.

Cash flow

See the budget trending, not just today

Forecast the whole period, not just today — set the budget's end date and fold upcoming transactions into the plan. Cash Flow and Spending insight reports cover the longer trend.

Snapshots

Flexible spending at a glance

Save a snapshot of the categories that vary most — groceries, dining, fuel — and check it weekly without rebuilding the filter each time.

Scheduling

Bills and paychecks schedule themselves

Recurring templates for monthly, weekly, and yearly bills seed upcoming transactions automatically, so payday forecasts include what is still to come.

Transactions

Splits and transfers that carry their context

Split one purchase across categories, and link transfers between accounts — the ledger shows every split part and the paired transfer leg right under each row.

Review

The monthly check-in, already written

Budget Review explains the numbers for you — safe-to-spend until payday, emergency fund, savings rate, recurring charges, and FI outlook as readable cards.

Plan Ahead

Know your FI number

Your financial independence target with compound growth projections, moving as you log transactions — not as you remember to update a sheet.

Everything else

The rest of the toolbox.

Reports, sharing, settings, and data controls — all included.

Spending by Category

Top categories, uncategorized spend, and period-over-period comparison — plus Monthly Spending Trends and Income vs. Expenses charts in Insights.

Balance Sheet

Assets versus liabilities in one snapshot, computed from the same statement-anchored balances as your budgets.

Cash Flow

Inflows against outflows over time, with CSV export for your own analysis.

Custom Reports

Define your own labels, group any tags under them, and export the result to CSV.

Plan ahead

Draft one to three budget periods ahead, guided by your Budget Averages report, and compare budgets side by side before the month arrives.

Balances you can trust

Verify every account against its real statement closing balance, catch discrepancies before they compound, and watch net worth stay honest.

Account Sharing

Share an account with a partner — owner-managed invitations they accept by email, and either side can leave anytime.

Settings

One hub for categories, auto-categorization rules, pay schedules, import mappings, and transfer rules.

Security and Data

Export or delete everything whenever you want, review active sessions, and rest easy: no bank connections, no ads, no data selling.

Archive Account

Retire old accounts without losing history. Archived accounts keep every transaction while staying out of budgets, filters, and subscription limits.

Help & Support

A searchable help page answers common questions, and support tickets with screenshots get you unstuck — no chatbot maze.

Guided Onboarding

Eight guided steps in any order — or skip them entirely. Generate realistic sample data to explore every feature before adding a single account.

Ready to Take Control?

Zero-Based, Privacy-First Budgeting — Import Your Transactions, Own Every Dollar

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