Fin guides
Guides for everyday money.
Short, practical guides with worked examples. Each one works with a notebook or a spreadsheet, and shows how to do the same thing in Fin.
- AI budgeting
How to use an AI budget app
Questions worth asking about your own spending, budgets and goals, and how to get answers you can trust.
Read the guide - Budgeting
How to budget without connecting your bank
A manual system that takes a few minutes a week: accounts, category limits, a weekly check-in and a monthly reset.
Read the guide - Shared costs
How to split trip expenses with friends
Agree on what is shared, record who paid, work out balances and settle with the fewest payments. Worked example included.
Read the guide - Saving
How to save for a goal, one month at a time
Price the goal, set a date, find the monthly amount and adjust when life gets in the way.
Read the guide - Comparison
Why Fin over YNAB and Monarch
A free plan instead of a trial, no bank login needed and Split for friends. See how Fin compares.
See the comparison
Try it with your own month.
Start with manual accounts. Bank connection is optional.