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Envelope budgeting, plain and simple.

Every dollar you have gets a job before you spend it. That's the whole idea, and it's all Paqid tries to do.

I'm a programmer. For years I used a budgeting app and liked the method, but I kept paying more for features I never used. So I built the part I actually use, with an AI assistant writing much of the code under my direction. I've run my own budget on it since April 2026, and kept the pricing simple. The longer story →

No sign-up. A private sample budget to play with, cleared when you're done.

I'm a programmer. For years I used a budgeting app and liked the method, but I kept paying more for features I never used. So I built the part I actually use, with an AI assistant writing much of the code under my direction. I've run my own budget on it since April 2026, and kept the pricing simple. The longer story →

Best value
$45/year
$3.75 a month — two months free
$4.50/month
$54 a year, billed monthly
One plan, everything included — just pick monthly or yearly. 45-day free trial, no card required.
  • ✓Every dollar a job — assign what you actually have, spend from envelopes, and unused money rolls forward. how it works →
  • ✓Always know what's safe to spend — overspent envelopes show red, never hidden.
  • ✓Know it's right — reconcile each account against your statement in a few minutes a month, so every number can be trusted. why reconciling matters →
  • ✓You type it in — no bank connection. Entering a purchase takes seconds, and it's the moment you actually notice it. why →
  • ✓Simple pricing — everything included, and no emails about growing your net worth.
  • ✓Made for your phone too — its own fast screens, installable like an app.
  • ✓Room for generosity — fund giving first, not from what's left. on stewardship →

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Why you might be interested

Five reasons people end up here, and where to read more about each.

You want a budget that actually decides things

Tracking tells you in March what you did in February. Envelope budgeting asks you to give the money in your account a job today, before anything else claims it.

How envelope budgeting works →

You like the method but not the subscription

If you've budgeted this way before and your objection is the bank connection or the price creeping up each year, here's an honest account of what's the same, what's different, and what you'd give up.

Coming from YNAB →

You want numbers you can actually trust

A budget is only as good as its balances. Once a month you check each account against your bank statement until they agree to the penny. It catches missed entries, double charges and anything you don't recognize, and it's why Paqid doesn't need your bank connected.

How reconciling works →

You never needed your bank connected

Most budgeting apps route your accounts through a third-party data aggregator. Paqid doesn't connect to banks at all. You enter what you spend, which takes seconds and is the moment you actually notice it.

Why there's no bank linking →

You'd rather steward than optimize

Most money tools assume your problem is not having enough. If yours is looking after what you already have — and funding generosity first rather than last — this is built for that.

Budgeting as stewardship →