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Your first 15 minutes in Nethaven

A quick setup path for adding accounts, creating categories, reviewing transactions, and checking net worth without overbuilding your workspace.

Start by adding the accounts or manual balances that drive your daily decisions: checking, credit cards, savings, and any debt you want visible. You do not need every asset on day one. The first goal is a dashboard that explains cash flow and upcoming commitments.

Next, create a small set of budget categories and review the first batch of transactions. Keep categories broad until the review routine feels easy. Once recurring merchants appear, add rules only for the ones that clearly belong in the same category every time.

Finish with a net worth check. Add major manual assets or liabilities that do not sync automatically, then save one follow-up action for later: connect a brokerage, add subscriptions, or create a debt payoff goal. A useful setup is the one you can maintain next month.

Step-by-step guide

Desktop web setup walkthrough

Follow the same setup progress from the app. Use the platform switcher in the top-right corner to change this guide once for the whole Help Center.

Nethaven desktop dashboard preview with portfolio and budget sections
1

Add your first account

From the dashboard setup card, continue to portfolio/account creation and add the account that makes your current balances useful first.

Nethaven desktop account setup preview
2

Create a simple budget

Open the budget area, create a main budget if needed, and start with broad categories before adding detailed rules or custom structure.

Nethaven desktop budget setup preview
3

Review transactions

Use the larger desktop transaction table for cleanup: categorize rows, check transfers, and make sure imports or synced data are ready for reports.

Nethaven desktop transaction review preview
4

Add one goal or debt

Add one savings goal or debt payoff item so the dashboard connects everyday spending to a visible milestone.

Nethaven desktop savings and debt progress preview
5

Check net worth

Use the desktop dashboard to verify cash, investments, property, vehicles, and liabilities are represented before trusting the trend.

Nethaven desktop net worth preview
6

Finish setup progress

Return to the dashboard setup card and complete the remaining action. The setup card is your source of truth for what is still missing.

Nethaven desktop setup progress card preview

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