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How to make a daily budget
A daily budget is your monthly spending money divided by the days in the month. Take what's left after rent, bills and anything you set aside, divide it by 30, and that's what you can spend today. It's easier to feel than a monthly figure, and you know every evening whether you're on track.
Start with your monthly take-home pay
The money that actually lands in your account each month.
How to do it: If it changes from month to month, use a typical lower month.
Take out fixed costs first
Rent, bills, loan payments and anything you set aside.
How to do it: List them with their amounts. What's left is your spending money.
Divide by 30
That's your daily budget.
How to do it: For example, $900 a month of spending money is $30 a day.
Decide what the daily number covers
Food, coffee, rides, going out and small buys usually come out of it.
How to do it: Keep big planned costs, like a trip, in their own line so they don't wreck a single day.
Let unspent money roll over
A cheap day gives you room for a bigger one later.
How to do it: Track the running total for the week, not just each day on its own.
Check it every evening
A daily look takes a minute and stops small slips from piling up.
How to do it: Compare what you spent today with your daily number. How to track your spending
Split it across a few categories
Limits per category show where the money goes.
How to do it: Give your top three categories a share of your spending money and keep the rest flexible. Budget categories list
Let Piggo do the math
In the Piggo quiz, you pick a monthly range and get a daily pace and starting limits for three categories.
How to do it: Then close each day under budget and your pig eats and grows. Get your daily pace
Your 30-day Piggo plan, in about a minute. Answer a few quick questions and see your categories, starting limits and daily pace.
Get my planQuestions
How do I calculate a daily budget?
Take your monthly take-home pay, subtract fixed costs like rent, bills and anything you set aside, and divide what's left by 30.
What if I go over my daily budget?
Spend a little less over the next few days. Looking at the weekly total keeps one big day in perspective.
Should weekends have a bigger daily budget?
If your weekends cost more, plan for it: spend a bit less on weekdays or set a separate weekend amount.
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Updated October 11, 2026