Most family budgets fail within a month. Here's how to build one that actually sticks — with practical UK-specific advice on tracking household expenses, managing bills, and cutting costs without misery.
Your Circle is your household. Here's how to invite family members, set the right permission levels for each person, and manage who has access to your household data.
The SimpliHome dashboard is your household's daily command centre. Here's what every section shows, how it adapts to your permission level, and how to make it the first thing you check each morning.
The family news feed is your Circle's private social feed — a shared space for household updates, announcements, photos, and conversation. Here's how it works and how to get the most from it.
Store, organise, and access all your important household documents in SimpliHome's built-in file manager. From mortgage documents to insurance certificates to family photos — everything in one secure place.
New to SimpliHome? This step-by-step guide walks you through creating your account, setting up your Circle, and getting your whole household organised in under 30 minutes.
Create a monthly household budget with spending categories, set targets, and track actual spending against your plan. SimpliHome's budget tools connect directly to your bank transactions so you always know where you stand.
Manage all your household insurance policies in one place — home, life, health, travel and more. Track renewal dates, store policy documents, and never let a policy lapse or auto-renew without your knowledge again.
Add your household bank accounts, track balances across all accounts in one view, sync transaction history, and get a complete picture of your household's financial position without logging into multiple banking apps.
Track every bill, utility, and subscription in one place. Set renewal reminders, store account references, upload documents, and never get caught out by a lapsed contract again.
Track your mortgage, monitor your property's value over time with Zoopla data, log payments, store important documents, and manage everything about your home in one place.
Stop asking "what's for dinner?" every night. Build a weekly meal plan that considers your household's dietary needs, assigns meals to specific people, and gives everyone visibility of what's cooking.
Keep important household information organised with shared notes and a household address book. Store anything from home maintenance tips to important contacts, all accessible to the whole family Circle.
SimpliHome sends reminders for bills, MOT renewals, events, and task assignments. Here's how to configure which notifications you receive, how often, and through which channels.
The personal planner is your individual weekly schedule within your household Circle. Organise your week day by day, assign activities to household members, and keep your personal commitments structured alongside the shared family calendar.
Build a household recipe library that everyone can access. Add recipes manually, import from BBC Good Food, Jamie Oliver, and other major sites in one click, and organise by allergy, cuisine, and mealtime.
Keep track of everything that needs doing with shared household to-do lists and a weekly chores schedule. Assign tasks to specific people, set priorities and due dates, and stop things falling through the cracks.
Add any vehicle to SimpliHome and instantly get its full MOT history from the DVLA. Track MOT renewals, road tax, insurance, breakdown cover, and warranties — all in one place with automatic renewal alerts.
Common questions about managing household bills in SimpliHome — adding bills, renewal reminders, meter readings, provider integrations, and keeping your records up to date.
Everything you need to know about Circle members in SimpliHome — the difference between users and member profiles, adding household members, health records, allergies, prescriptions, and managing who has access to what.
Answers to the most common questions about the SimpliHome dashboard — what it shows, how it adapts by permission level, and how to get the most out of it.
Frequently asked questions about the SimpliHome file manager — uploading documents, creating folders, managing permissions, storage limits, and best practices for keeping your household files organised.
Answers to common questions about SimpliHome's financial features — bank accounts, budgets, transactions, CSV imports, multi-currency, and getting a clear picture of your household finances.
Common questions about tracking household insurance policies in SimpliHome — what types you can track, adding policies, renewal reminders, uploading documents, and the difference between general insurance and vehicle insurance.
Frequently asked questions about the SimpliHome household news feed — posting updates, comments, reactions, public vs private posts, and who can see what.
Common questions about notes and contacts in SimpliHome — creating and categorising notes, building a household address book, and keeping shared information organised for the whole Circle.
Everything you need to know about SimpliHome notifications — what reminders are sent, how to configure them, in-app notifications, and making sure you never miss an important household date.
Frequently asked questions about the SimpliHome personal planner — what it's for, how it differs from shared todo lists, adding planner items, and managing your own personal schedule within the household app.
Common questions about managing properties in SimpliHome — adding houses, tracking mortgage payments, monitoring valuations, Land Registry data, Zoopla integration, and storing property documents.
Common questions about the SimpliHome recipe library and meal planner — importing recipes, building a weekly plan, handling dietary requirements, and getting the whole household cooking from one place.
Common questions about managing tasks and chores in SimpliHome — creating lists, adding items, setting priorities, recurring chores, and keeping the whole household on top of what needs doing.