During one of her first jobs at a legal firm, Barton noticed a lack of assistance for people struggling with the damaging effects of financial stress.

[2] Barton’s main motivation was to help individuals improve their financial position by formulating a tailored budget and by managing their finances on their behalf.

In December 2013, MyBudget was named in a national current affairs television report as "profiteering at the expense of people who are struggling with debt".

[6] In September 2018, the courts dismissed the proceedings, with Judge Lee stating that "MyBudget obtains and suffers the pluses and minuses of the bank accounts necessary to discharge its obligations to provide the services," and, in addition, "The Provision did not cause an overall detriment, financial or otherwise, to clients".

"[11] In a statement to the media on 15 May 2020, MyBudget stated that there was "no credible evidence that significant data was accessed or will be misused [h]owever we can't rule this out and are taking all cautionary measures".