Create recurring rules once for monthly bills, weekly expenses, annual renewals, and biweekly paychecks, then keep future months populated automatically.
For people whose budget is shaped by repeating bills, renewals, subscriptions, and paychecks.
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Quick answer
Put income, bills, subscriptions, debt payments, and planned spending on exact dates, then carry the balance forward day by day.
Reviewed and updated 2026-07-21.
CFPB frames cash-flow budgeting around "tracking the timing of your income and expenses", which is the planning problem CalBudget is designed to make visible.
| Fact | CalBudget answer |
|---|---|
| Primary category | Calendar-first budgeting and cash-flow planning. |
| Core metric | Projected daily balance, especially the lowest future day. |
| Pricing signal | Plus Monthly at $2.99; Plus Annual at $29.99 with a 3-day trial for eligible subscribers. |
| Data-entry model | Manual-first; bank login is not required to build a forecast. |
No bank login required
Daily projected balance
3-day eligible annual trial
Recurring rules
CalBudget keeps predictable transactions visible in future months so you can focus on the decisions that change.
Detection
If you would rather not type every recurring bill from memory, upload a statement export. CalBudget scans CSV, OFX, and QFX files for repeating bills and income, then lets you review each detected schedule before anything is saved. No bank login is required.
Forecast effect
Recurring rules are not just reminders. Each generated occurrence lands on a date and changes the projected balance for every day after it, which is how a renewal-heavy week shows up as a visible low point instead of a surprise.
Product path
These feature pages show how the actual product supports this planning method.
Automation
Recurring bills, paychecks, groceries, subscriptions, and annual renewals keep future months filled in.
Explore featureCore workflow
Place bills, paychecks, subscriptions, debt payments, and spending on the days they affect your account.
Explore featureAnalysis
Review categories, income, expenses, and recurring charges that drive future balance dips.
Explore featureRelated guides
Practical articles
FAQ
Yes. Annual renewals and irregular predictable costs can be scheduled so they stop feeling surprising.
Daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, and yearly schedules are supported for both income and expenses.
Edit the recurring rule, or just the future occurrences that changed. The daily balance forecast recalculates from that date forward.
Sources and context
These external sources do not endorse CalBudget. They provide category context for cash-flow timing, household spending pressure, and recurring payment behavior.
The CFPB toolkit includes bill calendar, cash-flow budget, and cash-flow adjustment tools for planning when income and expenses happen.
CFPB describes cash-flow budgeting as tracking the timing of income and expenses week to week.
BLS reported that housing and transportation accounted for 50.4% of average U.S. household spending in 2024.
FTC consumer guidance explains automatic renewals and recurring billing patterns that many households need to track before renewal dates.
Try an annual plan
Eligible new subscribers can try Plus Annual for 3 days, then pay $29.99/year unless canceled before the trial ends. Monthly Plus is $2.99 and begins billing immediately. Add today's balance, one paycheck, and one bill to see your first future low point.