Every Wiggle Budget Feature, Explained Like You're New Here
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You signed up. The dashboard loaded. Now what?
Start with one number. Add your rent. Add your income.
The dashboard shows your projected balance instantly.
That number is the point. Everything else exists to explain it.
TL;DR the 4 things that matter
01 You don’t log every $4 coffee. You update your real bank balance occasionally and the math fixes itself.
02 No bank connections. Field level encryption before the database. Your data stays yours.
03 Every feature came from a real problem. Merged finances with my brother. A 4 month survival fund. A credit card payment that had to reduce the right debt.
04 It’s not about being broke. It’s about knowing your wiggle room. You check it like social media. You stay grounded instead of guessing.
Where this started
This didn’t start as a product.
My brother and I combined our finances. All income. All expenses. One pool.
We both had our own systems. Different spreadsheets. Different assumptions. I had to merge everything into one view and track it manually from bank statements.
It wasn’t about automating anything. It was about paying attention.
But doing that forever is unrealistic.
So I took our rough list and ran it through a local AI on my own machine. Nothing left my computer. I turned it into structured data.
We could see when money was coming in and going out. Not just totals. Timing.
That changed everything.
From list to system
The first version of Wiggle was just income and expenses.
Every feature after that came from friction.
I didn’t want to log into my bank apps constantly. I wanted my real balance without guessing. I needed to see forward, not just backward. I needed debt to behave correctly.
This is not automation first. This is clarity first.
The three balances
Most apps show one number.
Wiggle shows three because one is not enough.
Total Balance Everything. All entries plus bank balances. This is your planning number.
Current Balance Only processed entries up to today. This matches reality.
Today’s Balance Only today’s activity. Useful for checking your day.
They look similar. They answer different questions.
Putting them into one number is where confusion starts.
You don’t track everything
You don’t need to log every small purchase.
Instead you update your real bank balance when you check in.
The system recalculates instantly.
Your real balance plus your entries equals your actual position.
You stay accurate without micromanaging.
Timeline projection
Most apps tell you what already happened.
This shows you what will happen.
Add your future bills. Pick a date. See your balance on that date before you get there.
Seeing your balance on the 28th before making a decision on the 15th changes behavior automatically.
Not because you try harder. Because you see clearly.
Running balance indicators
Every entry shows what happens after it.
Green means you are still in surplus. Red means you crossed into deficit.
You don’t just see spending. You see the exact point where things break.
Entry states
Processed means the money has cleared. It affects your Current Balance.
Done means it is fully completed. It updates debts and accounts.
Disabled means it is paused and ignored.
Three states. Clear meaning.
Debt tools Pro
Debt is not just a number. It is a system over time.
Avalanche pays highest interest first and minimizes total cost. Snowball pays smallest balances first and builds momentum.
On around $12,000 the difference can be about $800.
There is also a lump sum simulator and a side by side comparison.
You see outcomes before committing.
Payment templates Pro
Recurring payments become one action.
Select them. Assign a date. Done.
What used to take multiple entries becomes a quick reset.
Bill splitter Pro
Shared expenses without confusion.
Add people. Add expenses. The system calculates the minimum number of transactions needed.