The purpose of this research is to find out the role of household accounting in financial management and how the awareness, knowledge and readiness of a family in facing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This study uses a phenomenological approach to describe phenomena in the form of the same life experiences experienced by a number of people regarding the application of household accounting during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The themes found show that the application of household accounting has maximum benefits if it is applied in managing family finances before the COVID-19 pandemic occurs. If the application of household accounting is done well, it will avoid the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Practically, the application of household accounting is something that must be considered and applied before and during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This research provides an overview of howthe role of household accounting if it was implemented before the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and what benefits would a family receive if implementing household accounting before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.