Making & Editing Goals
Making a Goal
- Sign in to your Simple account on the web.
- Click Goals from the top menu bar.
- Click the Add a new Goal button.
- Name your Goal.
- Enter the amount you'd like to save.
- Pick the date you'd like to complete the Goal. If your Safe-to-Spend is greater than the amount of the Goal, you can set the completion date for today; if the Goal is greater than your Safe-to-Spend (or you’d simply prefer to save over time), select a date in the future to save over time.
- Confirm your Goal.
If you chose to save over time, money will be incrementally moved from your Safe-to-Spend to the Goal, a little each day, or based on a custom funding schedule (more on that below.)
Funding Schedules
Funding schedules let you customize when funds are added to a save-over-time Goal. Before you make a new Goal to save over time, you can set up a funding schedule to decide exactly when transfers to the Goal take place.
- Click the Funding schedules button on the right side of the Goals screen.
- Click the blue button that says + Add a funding schedule.
- Choose the timing and a nickname for the funding schedule you're creating.
- Click Next.
- That's it! The next time you create a save-over-time Goal, you can choose the timing of transfers into that Goal.
If you want to delete a funding schedule start by clicking on it, then click the red Delete button.
Editing a Goal
From the web, you can change the name or Goal color, or add a memo or photo.
If it's a completed Goal, you can save more over time; if it's an in-progress Goal, you can change the target amount and date.
Editing is a bit more limited for Emergency Funds - you can change the target amount and completion date, and add a photo.
To make changes, navigate to the Goals tab and click on your Emergency Fund, or the Goal you'd like to edit. From there, tap "Edit Goal" to make changes as needed.
Deleting a Goal
When you've completed a Goal, or decided you no longer want to save up for a Goal, you can delete it. Deleted Goals cannot be resumed.
One exception is Emergency Fund accounts. If you start an Emergency Fund you can't delete it, but you can always transfer the funds out.
Steps to delete a Goal
- Sign in on the web.
- Go to the Goals tab.
- Click on the Goal.
- Click on the Edit Goal button.
- Select Delete Goal.
- Any funds remaining in the Goal will be transferred to your Safe-to-Spend.
Making a Goal
- Sign in to the iOS app.
- Go to the Goals tab by tapping
. - Tap Add.
- Name your Goal.
- Pick the amount you'd like to save.
- If your Safe-to-Spend is greater than the amount of the Goal, you’ll have the option to Save it Now. If you do that, the Goal will complete instantly, moving the funds from your Safe-to-Spend to the Goal all at once.
- If the Goal is greater than your Safe-to-Spend (or you’d simply prefer to save over time), you’ll be asked to select a date, and it will automatically calculate how much you'll need to save per day.
- Tap the blue bar to create your Goal.
If you chose to save over time, money will be incrementally moved from your Safe-to-Spend to the Goal, a little each day. You can learn more about how Goals save over time in the Saving With Goals article.
Funding Schedules
Funding schedules let you customize when funds are added to a save-over-time Goal. Before you make a new Goal to save over time, you can set up a funding schedule to decide exactly when transfers to the Goal take place. Right now, funding schedules can only be created from the web app, but once you've created a funding schedule, you can choose to fund Goals according to that schedule from the web or the mobile app.
Editing a Goal
With the iOS app, you can edit a Goal to change the Goal name or color, or add a memo or photo.
If the Goal is still in progress, you can change the target amount and completion date.
Editing is a bit more limited for Emergency Funds - you can change the target amount and completion date, and add a photo.
To make changes, navigate to the Goals tab by tapping and select the Goal you'd like to edit. From there, tap on the information you'd like to edit.
To add a photo, tap on your Emergency Fund or a Goal, and then tap "Attach a Photo" on the next screen. From there, you can either take a new photo or add one from your library.
Deleting a Goal
When you've completed a Goal, or decided you no longer want to save up for a Goal, you can delete it. Deleted goals cannot be resumed.
One exception is Emergency Fund accounts. If you start an Emergency Fund you can't delete it, but you can always transfer the funds out.
Steps to delete a Goal
- Sign in to the iOS app.
- Go to the Goals tab by tapping .
- Select the Goal.
- Scroll down until you see the Delete this Goal button. Click it!
Any funds remaining in the Goal will be transferred to your Safe-to-Spend.
Making a Goal
- Sign in to the Android app.
- Swipe right to bring up the navigation menu.
- Tap Goals.
- Tap the plus sign at the bottom of the screen to create a new Goal.
- Name your Goal.
- Pick the amount you'd like to save.
- If your Safe-to-Spend is greater than the amount of the Goal, you’ll have the option to Save it now. If you choose that option, the Goal will complete instantly, moving the funds from your Safe-to-Spend to the Goal all at once.
- If the Goal is greater than your Safe-to-Spend (or you’d simply prefer to save over time), select Pick a date. You’ll be asked to select a date, and it will automatically calculate how much you'll need to save per day.
- Tap the blue bar to create your Goal.
If you chose to save over time, money will be incrementally moved from your Safe-to-Spend to the Goal, a little each day. You can learn more about how Goals save over time in the Saving With Goals article.
Funding Schedules
Funding schedules let you customize when funds are added to a save-over-time Goal. Before you make a new Goal to save over time, you can set up a funding schedule to decide exactly when transfers to the Goal take place. Right now, funding schedules can only be created from the web app, but once you've created a funding schedule, you can choose to fund Goals according to that schedule from the web or the mobile app.
Editing a Goal
In the Android app, you can edit a Goal to change the name or Goal color, or add a memo or photo.
If it's a completed Goal, you can save more over time; if it's an in-progress Goal, you can change the target amount and date.
Editing is a bit more limited for Emergency Funds - you can change the target amount and completion date, and add a photo.
To make changes, navigate to the Goals tab. To change the color, tap on the palette icon in the upper right corner. To make any other edits, just tap on the info you'd like to change.
To add a photo, tap on your Emergency Fund or a Goal, and then tap "Attach a Photo" on the next screen. From there, you can either take a new photo or add one from your library.
Deleting a Goal
When you've completed a Goal, or decided you no longer want to save up for a Goal, you can delete it. Deleted goals cannot be resumed.
One exception is Emergency Fund accounts. If you start an Emergency Fund you can't delete it, but you can always transfer the funds out.
Steps to delete a Goal
- Sign in to the Android app.
- Swipe right to open the navigation menu, and select Goals.
- Select the Goal.
- Tap on the trash icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
Any funds remaining in the Goal will be transferred to your Safe-to-Spend.