Frequently Asked Questions

Budget Leashed adapts to your real income and spending cycles — no “one-size-fits-all.”

Set up income and expenses on their own weekly, biweekly, monthly, or yearly schedules and let the app handle the recurring math. Spend less time copying entries and more time comparing what you recorded with what you planned. You choose your categories and which entries to automate.

No, Budget Leashed does not connect directly to your bank accounts.

Many apps that sync with banks run into broken connections or missing data when bank systems change. With Budget Leashed, you stay in control: import transactions from your bank's CSV files or enter them yourself, then review them against your bank records to keep your history clean and complete.

Expense management is simple — and automated when you want it to be.

Use 20+ built-in categories (or create your own), set amounts and schedules for recurring bills, add reminders, and enable automatic entries where useful. Your plan carries forward on its own — no more cloning your budget every month.

Yes. Create custom categories for anything unique to your lifestyle. They work just like standard categories once added.

Add, edit, pause, or delete income sources anytime.

Set the amount and schedule for each source, choose automatic entries or record income yourself, and set reminders before paydays. Compare recorded vs. planned amounts and keep a clean history by source — ideal for salary, freelance, rental income, and more.

Yes. Weekly, biweekly, twice-monthly, monthly, and yearly schedules are all supported — for both income and expenses.

For example, set pay every two weeks, rent monthly, and a membership yearly. Budget Leashed calculates monthly estimates from those schedules so you can review everything together.

Your privacy and security come first.

• All data transfers are protected with encrypted (HTTPS) connections.
• Your password is securely hashed before storage.
• We never sell your personal or financial data.
• We never ask for your bank login details.
• You can delete your account at any time from Account Settings.

Read our Privacy Policy for how we handle data, use service providers, and retain records after deletion.

Yes. Budget Leashed runs in your browser and works great on desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphone — no installation required.

Budget Leashed is subscription-based — and comes with a 14-day free trial.

We know it can feel strange to pay for a budgeting app when you’re trying to save — but here’s why this model works:

• No ads, no distractions. Your attention isn’t for sale.
• Privacy-first. We don’t sell your data or rely on invasive tracking.
• Quality and support. Your subscription helps us improve features and offer real support.

Try it free for 14 days. If it delivers value for you, keep it — if not, cancel anytime during the trial. A payment method is required, and your selected monthly or yearly plan starts billing after the trial unless you cancel before it ends. See “Why do I need to enter payment details for the free trial?” below for details, or compare plans.

We require a valid payment method to prevent spam accounts and automated abuse.

The trial is activated through Stripe checkout, and you won’t be charged during your 14-day trial. Cancel anytime from Account Settings before the trial ends and you won’t pay anything; otherwise your selected plan starts billing when the trial ends.

If you cancel after a paid subscription begins, the cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

This helps us keep Budget Leashed secure, private, and focused on real users.

Upload, review, import — three steps.

Export a CSV from your bank or card provider and upload it in Budget Leashed. The app detects date, amount, and description columns and suggests matching categories and income sources. Review the detected transactions, adjust anything you need, resolve any errors, and click Import. Keep an eye out for entries you have already recorded, including automatic entries.

Yes. The Income and Expense registries, along with the Transactions, Monthly Status, Cards Usage, and Year Trend reports, all let you download the displayed data as CSV. The Transactions report also offers Print for a printer-friendly version. Your data is yours — take it with you anytime.

Getting started is easy.

Sign up here for your 14-day free trial, then add your income and recurring expenses on their real schedules. Import a CSV or enter transactions yourself and review them against your plan — no bank sync required. A payment method is required; cancel before the trial ends to avoid charges.