Question 1

What is Buget?

Accepted Answer

A personal finance app that tracks account balances, imports bank transactions, and turns them into a monthly cash-flow picture - balances, categorized spending, and a forecast, in one dashboard.

Question 2

How do I connect my bank account?

Accepted Answer

Through GoCardless, a PSD2-certified open banking provider. See the supported banks list, or the full walkthrough on the how it works page.

Question 3

Is my data secure?

Accepted Answer

Bank connections run through GoCardless rather than Buget handling credentials directly, and any third-party secrets Buget stores are encrypted at rest.

Question 4

How does categorization work?

Accepted Answer

Transactions are sorted into categories using rules and embedding-based matching. Anything uncertain lands in a review queue instead of being guessed at silently.

Question 5

Can I try it without connecting a real bank?

Accepted Answer

Yes - test mode loads the full dashboard with sample data, no account or bank connection required.

Question 6

How do I sign up?

Accepted Answer

With a Google account. New registrations are Google-only; existing accounts created with a password can still log in with one.

Question 7

Is Buget open source?

Accepted Answer

Yes, under the MIT license.

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