Start a plan or free trial

Choose a plan on Billing and pay on a secure checkout page. Your first plan starts with a 30-day free trial. To compare plans first, see Plans and the free trial.

Before you start

• Have a card ready. The trial needs a card, and the card is charged when the trial ends.
• If you pay for Good Steward Local, confirm your Local price first. A plan you start first does not carry your price. See Keep your Good Steward Local price.
• A new account sets up its budget first. When setup ends, Billing opens.

Steps

1. Select your initial or name at the bottom of the sidebar, then choose Billing (on a phone, select the More tab, then Billing).
2. Choose Monthly or Yearly above the plan cards. Yearly is selected first.
3. Select Start free trial on the plan you want. If you have had a plan before, the button reads Select.
4. On the secure checkout page, enter your card details. The page can also ask for a billing address.
5. If you have a promotion code, enter it on the checkout page.
6. Confirm on the checkout page.

You return to Billing. The status card shows the days left in the trial, for example "Free trial — 30 days left". A trial chip under the logo in the sidebar (on a phone, in the top bar) shows the same count, for example "Trial · 30 days left". Good Steward emails you a thank-you message.

If you go back before you confirm

If you leave the checkout page before you confirm, you return to Billing. No plan starts and your card is not charged. Select a plan again to restart.

If the page says "Confirming your payment"

Right after checkout, Billing can show "Confirming your payment — refresh in a moment." Wait a moment, then refresh the page.

Notes

• If you already have a plan or trial, you can't start a second one. Use Change plan instead. See Change your plan.
• If you have had a plan before, there is no trial. Checkout charges your card when you confirm, and the status card shows your plan and renewal date.
• If you pay for Good Steward Local and confirmed your subscription first, there is usually no free trial. The plan starts when you finish checkout, the plan card button reads Select, and your first payment is on the day your Good Steward Local subscription ends. Good Steward emails you "Your move to Good Steward Money is set up" instead of a thank-you message. Some cases differ, such as a Local subscription that ends in less than 2 days or a Life Time Free plan. See Keep your Good Steward Local price.