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Zero-based budgeting is a method where every dollar of income is assigned a specific purpose before the month begins. Instead of tracking what you've spent, you plan where every dollar will go, ensuring your income minus expenses equals zero. This gives you complete control and awareness of your finances.

If you host your own instance, yes! Your financial data stays on your server and never leaves your infrastructure. However, if you create an account on someone else's self-hosted instance (like a public instance at limitlessbudget.app), your data will be stored on their server, and they will have access to it. For maximum privacy, we recommend hosting your own instance. The original developers of Limitless Budget do not collect, store, or have access to any financial information.

If you create an account on someone else's self-hosted instance, your data will be stored on their server. The instance owner will have access to your data, so you should only use instances you trust. Before creating an account, review the instance owner's privacy policy and terms of service. For maximum privacy and control, consider hosting your own instance instead.

Basic technical knowledge is helpful, but not required. The application runs in Docker, which simplifies deployment. If you're comfortable following setup instructions, you should be able to get it running. Documentation is available to help you along the way.

Yes! Limitless Budget supports budget sharing and collaboration. You can invite family members or partners to your budget, set different permission levels (view-only, editor, admin), and collaborate on financial goals together. Everyone stays in sync with real-time updates.

You can track multiple types of accounts including checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, and tracking accounts. Tracking accounts are useful for assets like your home value or investment accounts that you want to monitor but not include in your monthly budget.

You can import transactions from CSV files. The import feature allows you to map columns, select delimiters, auto-detect date formats, and even create missing categories and payees on the fly. You can also edit transactions directly in the preview before importing.

Absolutely! The dashboard is fully customizable. You can drag, drop, resize, and arrange every element to match your workflow. This includes widgets, charts, and other components. Make it work exactly how you want it.

Quick budget strategies help you quickly allocate money to categories. Options include 'Assign To Zero' (distribute all available funds), 'Average of Last 3 Months' (use historical spending), 'Set to Goal' (fund to a specific target), and 'Even Split' (divide equally among categories).

Categories are where you assign your budgeted amounts and track spending. Category groups help organize related categories together (like 'Monthly Bills' or 'Entertainment'). You can create custom categories and groups, reorder them, and set monthly budgets for each category.

Yes! You can create and manage multiple budgets. This is useful if you want separate budgets for personal and business finances, or if you're managing budgets for different time periods or scenarios.

The reports section provides comprehensive insights into your spending patterns. You can view spending by category, track trends over time, see income vs expenses, and analyze your financial progress with beautiful charts and visualizations.

Mobile support is coming soon! While Limitless Budget is a web application that can technically be accessed on mobile devices, the UI hasn't been fully adapted for mobile screens yet. The interface is optimized for desktop and tablet use. We're working on mobile-responsive design improvements to make the experience better on smartphones.

Getting started is easy! First, set up the application on your server using Docker. Then create an account, complete the initial setup wizard to create your first budget, add your accounts, and start assigning money to categories. The setup wizard will guide you through each step.

Yes, you can export your transactions and budget data. This ensures you always have a backup and can migrate your data if needed. Your data belongs to you, and you should always have access to it.

Documentation is available to help you get started and troubleshoot issues. You can also check the GitHub repository for setup instructions and to report issues. The FAQ page covers many common questions.