Getting StartedWelcome

Welcome to Forbidden Finance

An overview of Forbidden Finance, the personal finance app with 9 budgeting methods, bank connections, goals, net worth tracking, and household sharing.

Overview

Forbidden Finance is a personal finance app that helps you take control of your money with powerful budgeting, bank connections, goal tracking, and net worth monitoring. Whether you are just starting your financial journey or managing a household budget, Forbidden Finance gives you the tools to see where your money goes and make intentional decisions about where it should go next.

The app is available on iOS, Android, and Web, so you can manage your finances from any device. Your data syncs seamlessly across platforms, and you always have a complete picture of your financial life.

What You Can Do

9 Budgeting Methods

Choose from 9 distinct budgeting approaches, including 50/30/20, Zero-Based, Envelope, Kakeibo, FIRE, and more. Switch methods anytime without losing your data.

Bank Connections

Connect your bank accounts through Plaid for automatic transaction imports and balance tracking. Manual accounts are always free.

Goal Tracking

Set savings goals, track your progress, and link goals to budgets and accounts. Stay motivated with visual progress indicators and milestones.

Net Worth & Assets

Track your complete financial picture, including assets, investments, liabilities, and net worth history over time.

Household Sharing

Invite your partner or household members to share accounts and budgets. Everyone sees the same data in real time.

Recurring & Bills

Automatically detect recurring transactions, track upcoming bills, and get alerts for missed payments so nothing slips through the cracks.

Pricing Tiers

Forbidden Finance is free forever with a generous set of features. Optional paid tiers unlock bank connections, additional budgeting methods, multi-currency support, and more.

TierWhat You Get
Free10 manual accounts (checking/savings), 2 budget methods, 1 currency, 6 months of history
Starter2 bank connections, daily sync, all budget methods, 3 currencies, 12 months of history
Pro5 bank connections, hourly sync, investments, assets, net worth, 1 partner, 10 currencies, 24 months of history
Premium10 bank connections, real-time sync, up to 5 household members, AI insights (coming soon), API access (coming soon), FIRE planning tools (coming soon)

You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time from your account settings.

Getting Started

The fastest way to start using Forbidden Finance is to follow these steps:

Create your account

Sign up with your email and password. You will verify your email before your first login.

Secure your account

Add a passkey or authenticator app for an extra layer of protection.

Explore the dashboard

Get familiar with the dashboard layout, widgets, and privacy mode.

Add your first transaction

Enter a manual transaction or connect a bank to start importing automatically.

Tips

Start with the Free tier to explore the app. You can upgrade anytime once you are ready for bank connections or advanced budgeting methods.

If you are migrating from another app, Forbidden Finance supports CSV and JSON imports from YNAB, Mint, Monarch, and generic CSV or JSON files.

Create Your Account

Step-by-step signup guide.

Secure Your Account

Set up passkeys, MFA, and biometric unlock.

Explore the Dashboard

Learn what each dashboard widget does.

Your First Transaction

Add a manual transaction in under a minute.

Need more help? Contact us at support@403fin.io.