Getting started

Create your account, set up your first budget and find your way around.

• What Good Steward Money does ConceptAn overview of the parts of Good Steward Money and how they connect, from the monthly budget to reports.
• Create your accountCreate an account with your email address and a password, then continue to setup.
• Set up your first budgetWalk through the four setup steps that create your starting categories and your first monthly plan.
• Setup paths and life templates ConceptThe four ways to build your starting categories on the Your path step, what each creates, and the life templates.
• Use the guided setupStep through the life areas, select the categories that fit, and build a draft category list.
• Review your starting categoriesRename, add, remove, move and reorder your starting categories on the Review & prioritize step.
• Pencil in your first planEnter your monthly income on the Plan step, adjust the starting amounts and select Start my budget.
• Skip setup or start it againLeave setup with the standard categories, or reopen setup on a budget file that has no transactions.
• Your first week checklist ReferenceThe three items on the Your first week card on Home, what checks each one off, and how to dismiss the card.
• Navigation and menus ConceptWhere to find pages, budget files and your account: the sidebar on a computer, the tab bar and Menu page on a phone.
• The Home page ReferenceWhat each card and figure on Home shows, how the figures are calculated, and where each link goes.
• Install the app on your phone or computerAdd Good Steward Money to your home screen or desktop so it opens in its own window, and what you see offline.