BETHANY CLANCY
Staff Writer
The spring semester is in full swing, and everybody’s holiday money from family members is running out. You’re stuck scrambling up quarters in the couch cushions for this week’s bar money, or for funds for a two slice at Maria’s. How do you manage all this money, or lack there of, when you’re trying to handle school work and a social life?
“Daily Budget” breaks down your funds for each day based on how much money you accumulate in a week. When you first download it, it has you put in how much money you recieve on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly, etc., basis. Then you add in your “big spendings”: holiday money, new clothing or a big present for someone. It seperates them into “ongoing” and “future,” so you can add a “savings” type of account. It’ll tell you how much you have to save per day based on when the event is taking place.
For example, if you were to get a tattoo on May 18 and it’ll cost $120.00, you’ll need to save $1.58 a day. Saving money is an issue for a lot of college students, and seeing how much you have to save per day makes it a lot easier and much more manageable.
The “daily budget” page is divided into three sections: regular income, which can be changed; recurring expenses, which is divided into a series of sections including internet; rent, insurance, phone bills and so on; and your savings section.
The savings section allows you to put in a percentage of how much you want to save a month, then based on your funds applied in the other sections, it tells you how much you will be saving per day and per month. Based on all of these calculations it tells you how much money you can spend in a day.
Overall, this app is very organized and easy to use. There are bright colors on the screen and simple images make it easy to navigate and visually pleasing. It makes saving money and putting it aside for specific transactions a lot easier for those who have a hard time with money and reckless spending. This app gets 4 out of 5 stars.
