July 31, 2020

What's all this about budget?

Cleo’s got a new one. It’s here to save your ass (money) and prove that you don’t need to yawn when you hear the word.

Elevator pitch: Things change fast right now, so it’s weekly. It’s for your spending money only, cos why stare at the grim sights you have no control over. You can have as many custom categories as you like. Puzzle budget. Snack savings. Weekend bender. And it's FREE.

Here’s the full how-to.

YOU CAN BUDGET CHALLENGE

We’re social creatures, we also tend to thrive with some kind of accountability in place. For those two reasons, you can now all do the budget challenge each week.

First, you set your weekly budget. That includes those personalized categories. We’re all different.

Then, each day Cleo will check in and see how you’re going. You’ll get a score card, Instagram bingo style, where you tick off your wins (or losses) as you go. Hold yourself accountable, get it onto your Instagram story at the end of the week and Cleo will pick a winner. Sure, there's a cash prize, but the real win is in yourself. A week of better spending and a positive shift in attitude isn't too shabby. And you won’t find budgets boring anymore, that’s a promise.

General

How To Save Money Fast, and Not Fall Into Fads

We all want more money, probably. And we all want it fast, definitely. Sure it can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a less stressful lifestyle when you have enough of it. Undeniably, being comfortable leads to a certain level of contentment and ease. It’s not the be all and end all, but it’s pretty good to have. It makes sense that people want to know how to make money fast and often. Luckily, we’ve got plenty of tips for you since money is kind of our bag. Not only ours though, our Twitter community came through with a load of saving tips.

Life at Cleo

You keep making categories that make no sense. We're into it ❤️

A shout out to the gym-going, pet-owning, wedding-planning, book-reading, vape-smokers out there.

Budgeting

How to Keep Your Bank Balance at a Non-Panic Inducing Level

You know what sucks? When you really want to buy that new jacket but your bank balance tells you it’s a bad idea. You know what sucks even more? When rent is around the corner and you’re not sure if your bank balance is even going to cut it this time around. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was just like, infinite money in there? We’d have to rework the whole capitalist society thing and our big unfortunately misplaced sense of purpose, but it’d probably be great in the end. The point is, life is better when you’re not worried about your bank balance. But how do you get your sh*t together enough to literally not have to think about it? With Cleo. Here’s how to keep your bills in check and maybe even manage a treat-yourself budget too. Tips incoming.

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