A budget built for your ADHD brain: one number that tells you what’s safe to spend
Grab the free ADHD Budget by Paycheck Starter. Add your paydays and bills once, and it shows what’s safe to spend until your next payday. No 20 categories, no complicated setup, and no shame.
- One Safe-to-Spend number, plus a countdown to payday
- Bills marked paid, due soon, or overdue, so nothing depends on memory
- A 24-hour Impulse Pause for the “buy it now” moments
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If budgets never stick, it’s not because you’re bad with money
Most budgets expect you to remember due dates, plan a whole month ahead, and log every purchase. Those are exactly the things ADHD can make harder, so the budget falls apart and you end up blaming yourself. The Starter works differently. It only covers this paycheck, it puts what matters on one screen, and it tells you your one next step. Miss a few days? Just pick it back up from today.
What you get in the free Starter
A calm home base
The This Pay Period tab shows your Safe to Spend Right Now, days until payday, what that works out to per day, and your one next step. One glance tells you if you’re okay.
Bills you can actually see
List each bill with its due day and tick it when it’s paid. Bills due within 7 days turn amber, and anything overdue turns soft red. No panic, just a heads-up.
A 24-hour Impulse Pause
Tempted? Type in the price and see it as hours of work and days of your safe-to-spend money. Then wait 24 hours. Still want it? Buy it, guilt-free.
An ADHD tax tracker
Late fees, forgotten subscriptions, rush shipping. Note them in one place without judging, and a vague guilty feeling turns into a short list you can fix.
A Goal Tracker that fills up
Watch your progress bars fill as you save, whether it’s an emergency fund, the holidays, or a trip. Visible progress you can actually see.
Simple setup, Sheets or Excel
The Start Here tab gets you set up in 4 quick steps. Type only in the yellow cells and everything else fills itself, on your phone or computer.
A few quick questions
Is it really free?
Yes, completely free. No credit card. If you ever want the full-year version later, there’s a paid System, but you never have to buy anything to use the Starter.
Do I need an ADHD diagnosis to use it?
No. It’s built for anyone whose brain doesn’t fit traditional budgets: forgetting due dates, impulse buys, or budgets that fall apart after a couple of weeks.
Do I need to be good with spreadsheets?
No. You type into the yellow cells and everything calculates for you. The Start Here tab walks you through it in 4 quick steps.
What if I fall off and miss a week?
That’s expected, and it’s fine. Update your balance, tick the bills you’ve paid, and check your number. There’s nothing to catch up on.
Will it work if I’m paid weekly or every two weeks?
Yes. You set your This Payday and Next Payday dates, and it shows what’s safe to spend until the next one, instead of forcing your money into a monthly box.
Google Sheets or Excel?
Both. Use whichever you already have, on your phone or computer.
Ready to see your number?
Grab the free ADHD Budget by Paycheck Starter and know what’s safe to spend this payday.
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