Getting the app
Search for "Fearless Finance" or use the links below.
Using the app
You’re ready to start using your mobile tracking app. Do this:
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Download the app from your app store (search fearless finance)
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Sign in with the same username and password you use for www.fearlessfinance.com
Fearless Finance will preload your targets for Groceries and Blue Points
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If you want Fearless Finance to scrape your accounts and download and auto-categorize your transactions (recommended), go to Account>>Linked Financial Accounts>>New (blue circle)
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Once you click New, you will be brought to our bank security software, Plaid, and they will interact with your bank
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Click “continue” and you see a list of a LOT of banks. Thousands. Find yours and go through the screens to connect.
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Only connect your checking and credit card accounts. No need to connect savings or loans
Things to know:
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Your progress bar and amount reset EVERY MONTH, ahh… it’s like a whole new start
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Hold your finger down on either progress bar to see all the transactions for that category
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Hold your finger down on a transaction to edit it (change it from Blue to Groceries or Other)
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Don’t worry about EVERYTHING ELSE BESIDES BLUE POINTS AND GROCERIES – you only need to monitor them to make sure you have enough to save each month
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Switch to ANNUAL view to see how you’re doing on you Annual Expenses
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If you see you have some Uncategorized transactions, click Uncategorized and swipe right if it’s Blue Points and swipe left if its Groceries. Click other if its neither.