Your first month in 10 minutes

Follow along in the app. By the end, this month and the next ones show their totals, and you know what is still to pay.

1. Create your workspace

After you sign up, Figa asks for your first workspace.

1. Enter a Workspace Name, for example "Home".
2. Choose the Base Currency you count in. Every total in this workspace is shown in it, and it cannot be changed after creation.
3. Select Create Workspace.

2. Add your rent as a recurring bill

1. Select Add expense.
2. Enter the Expense name ("Rent") and the Amount.
3. Under Category, pick one or type a new name, for example "Housing". A new category is created when you save.
4. Optionally, type who you pay under Recipient, for example your landlord.
5. Turn on Recurring expense, choose Monthly and the day you pay, and leave End condition on Never.
6. Save.

Rent · Landlord€1,200.00

Recurring expense

RecurrenceMonthly · day 1

End conditionNever

3. Add three more bills

Repeat for the bills that come back. A good first set:

• Phone or internet: monthly, fixed amount.
• Electricity: monthly. Under How is the amount determined? choose Variable monthly bill and enter a starting estimate. See Variable bills and forecasts.
• Insurance or a yearly subscription: Yearly. It appears only in the month it renews, so that month does not surprise you.

4. See this month and the next

Open the Dashboard. Total expenses shows what this month needs, Payment progress shows how much is paid, and To pay lists bills that are overdue or due in the next 7 days. Use Next month to see the coming months: your recurring bills are already there.

5. Mark a bill paid

When you pay a bill, open it and select Mark as paid. It moves from unpaid to paid, and the month's progress updates. See Mark bills paid, including paying several at once.

Next steps

• Get a reminder before bills are due: Reminders and notifications.
• Paying something off in parts? Track installments.
• Sharing the bills with someone? Members and roles.