# Making goal date optional **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback & Ideas\ **Created:** [January 30, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284 "2025-01-30T16:42:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sammah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Sammah](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Sammah)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/1 "2025-01-30T16:42:28Z")
Hi, in the pots where you can set goals, is there anyway we can make goal dates optional rather than mandatory? Things can happen in life and you might need to backtrack so sometimes it’s nice to not feel the pressure of having to meet a goal at a set date but rather still having a goal figure set for aspiration. ---
**Author:** ![Jago](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/jago/32/2393_2.png) [@Jago](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Jago)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/2 "2025-01-31T10:38:47Z")
You don’t have to set a goal date if you don’t want to. None of my pots have goal dates. You can always edit them after too if you need 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sammah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Sammah](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Sammah)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/3 "2025-01-31T11:26:17Z")
That’s weird cus when I try to save my goal amount it doesn’t let me save until I set a date ![1000023934](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/emma_app/original/2X/1/15cfc378121fd2a9d4da94512225a359fdf869e1.png) ---
**Author:** ![grant.m](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/grant.m/32/2415_2.png) [@grant.m](https://community.emma-app.com/u/grant.m)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/4 "2025-01-31T15:46:09Z")
I have the same issue ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/5 "2025-02-02T16:39:06Z")
Hey guys - we can check this; I think we put the date as compulsory but there might be a better journey ---
**Author:** ![Sammah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Sammah](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Sammah)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/6 "2025-03-20T08:30:56Z")
Hi, was just wondering if there’s any update regarding this? ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/7 "2025-03-20T12:53:20Z")
Hi @Sammah, goals are not compulsory; can you check you are on the latest version of the app? ---
**Author:** ![Sammah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Sammah](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Sammah)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/8 "2025-03-20T14:16:51Z")
I’m on version 1.26.1 and it’s still asking me to put a date on my goal. I can set it as today but not much point. I’d rather just be able to set a amount and that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/9 "2025-03-20T17:26:21Z")
Ahh @Sammah; sorry, I meant goals are not compulsory. However, yes the date is when you set a goal. Let me ask the team, we can revisit this; it’s a small constraint that we can make optional. ---
**Author:** ![Sammah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Sammah](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Sammah)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/10 "2025-03-20T17:27:07Z")
That would be fab. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/making-goal-date-optional/7284/11 "2025-03-20T17:27:35Z")
No problem, just passed the feedback to the product team; we are working on goals improvements as I am typing so I am sure we can remove this