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Accountability for category overspending
I am new to the "new" YNAB, and I'm wondering how others are holding themselves accountable for overspending in a category. In the "old" YNAB, if I overspent in a category,…
- Jared C.
- Hot_Pink_Disk.6
- 11 mths ago
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- nolesrule11 mths ago
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Mortgage tracking stopped updating the current principal payment
I have my mortgage account linked to YNAB, and have it as a debt in my Tracking section. Up until July, when my mortgage payment came through, YNAB would subtract the principal payment from my…
- Silver Stallion
- Silver_Stallion.6
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
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- Silver Stallion1 yr ago
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Tracking versus budget accounts
I am confused. I have a number of accounts that are considered tracking accounts, and I have some pretty hefty payments. Why are these not included in the budgeting? I have to pay money each month,…
- Stacey Shore
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- Gray_Wildcat.5
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
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- WordTenor1 yr ago
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- WordTenor
- I have the honor to be your obedient servant
- WordTenor
- 1 yr ago
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@Stacey Shore If you say, owe a car payment, you need to have a category called "car payment" where you budget for, and record the payment. When you budget,…
Left column cc balance not matching budgeted amount
Hello, So here are the given circumstances: We pay our card in full every month. We did that last month We have been careful in observing that the balances of the left column and the budgeted…
- Germán
- germanh
- 1 yr ago
- 8 replies
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- Germán1 yr ago
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Suggestions on paying down orthodontist debt
I've been using YNAB since Feb and so far am doing pretty well. It has been a real eye opener about how I handle money and not in a good way. I still find some of the features confusing so I go…
- Orange Mask
- Orange_Mask.5
- 1 yr ago
- 20 replies
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- nolesrule1 yr ago
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Including CC in Reports when paid in full each month
Question for the Gurus. My Wife and I put 90% of our expenditures on our CC for the cash back features. Through the power of YNAB, it's paid in full each month.…
- Matchrocket
- Tan_Koala.1
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
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- mamster1 yr ago
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Does anyone have experience using services from National Debt Relief?
I am not advocating for this company; just curious to see if anyone has ever used their services and what the outcome was. And just to clarify - I'm not talking about programs aimed at debt relief,…
- DnA
- IT manager, husband, father, YNAB podcast listener
- Navy_Blue_Cup.2
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 173
- DnA1 yr ago
- Debt
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Debt & tithing
Hi YNAB! Using this program has been a true blessing. It really does just click with my brain! It's essentially all I've been doing for so long on paper napkins, backs of flash cards,…
- Lev
- vagabond_collarbone
- 1 yr ago
- 7 replies
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- Chris M1 yr ago
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Entering a loan and reflected net worth
I have a car category where I already saved some money and also got a loan for 10k which hit my checkings account today. I do want to track this loan. It is a private loan from my family,…
- Green Sloth
- Green_Sloth
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
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- bevocat1 yr ago
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Sallie Mae Account not displaying
I'm trying to establish a direct connection to my Sallie Mae student loans. I have entered in all the necessary credentials and account information and it's reporting back no listing for any current…
- Hot Pink Memory
- Hot_Pink_Memory.5
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
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- ChrissyYNAB Support1 yr ago
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Trying to get my priorities in order
Hi YNAB, I'm a new member, and so far have really enjoyed reading through the threads. Here is my situation: $4,500 in 0% cc debt $13,000 in high interest 24% cc debt $10,…
- Lupob6
- Sky_Blue_Mainframe.4
- 1 yr ago
- 11 replies
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- nolesrule1 yr ago
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Debt and Savings Goals
I have been struggling with debt since divorcing about 7 years ago. Short version is I got shafted, which I think is fairly common. I lost the house we owned and got a pittance as my share -about…
- Farset
- beal
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
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- Farset1 yr ago
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Car troubles, but it's all under control
So we have a 2005 Honda Pilot with 225K miles. Mechanically, it's sound, and running fine. We've been hoping for quite a bit more use out of it. But there's a problem with the key locks,…
- Bruce
- Software Engineer
- Bruce
- 1 yr ago
- 5 replies
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- Purple Admiral1 yr ago
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Borrowing Money
Hey YNABers!! Can somebody tell me how do you manage Borrowed money in middle of the month? I don't want to add any extra account for managing the borrowed money.…
- Naveed Ahmed
- naveed
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
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- HappyDance1 yr ago
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Can we talk about blue M&M's?
My co-worker buys a big jar of m&m for the office. They sit on his desk and we all eat them. Yesterday, he asked us not to eat the blue ones, but to set them in another jar.…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 1 yr ago
- 16 replies
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- dakinemaui1 yr ago
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I’m Cindy, Product Designer at YNAB. Let’s talk about debt!
The folks on the development team are brewing up huge projects this year to help people get out of debt. I’m looking for participants who qualify for a one-on-one 30-minute phone interview sometime…
- Cindy
- Product Designer
- cindy
- 1 yr ago
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Handling cash-out from refinancing
Hi there, I've just finished a cash-out refinancing of the mortgage on my New York City (Brooklyn) apartment. [Skip rest of paragraph if your time is limited].…
- Olive Branch
- Librarian/Info Pro
- olive_branch
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Debt
Interest on Line of Credit
I'm just wondering if I'm doing this correctly. I make regular minimum payments of $101.25 to my line of credit, and have added the LoC to YNAB so I can track it.…
- Justin
- LTK_1997
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
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- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Debt
LOC as bank account?
First, apologies if this has been asked before. I took out a LOC to fund a home renovation. No big deal and we are paying it off. However, I have (as a long time user of YNAB),…
- Mommadoc1
- Lavender_Griffin.6
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
- 405
- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Debt
Should I income the money received from a car loan?
Hi everyone! First, sorry for my rusty english. I've received $14k from a car loan to buy it. Should I income this money into an account, and budget it before I buy the car? Or,…
- Joao Lavoier
- Software Developer
- jmlavoier
- 2 yrs ago
- 8 replies
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- dakinemaui1 yr ago
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line of credit vs credit cards in YNAB
isnt a line of credit or a credit card the same thing? im trying to wrap my head around why you need to seperate them in the system? does the system treat them diffrently ?…
- broke ceo
- one day i will warrant a buffet
- broke_ceo
- 2 yrs ago
- 5 replies
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- Daniel1 yr ago
- Debt
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CC Balance Transfer #2 - Yay or nay?
Hi all! I am very new to YNAB (only about a week+ in) and after some initial frustration getting started, I am now ready to crush this budget thing! Prior to finding YNAB I had started to take a…
- originalorange
- originalorange
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 818
- FanessYNAB Support2 yrs ago
- Debt
All screwed up
This might be my third or fourth restart in a month. I’m seriously in the hole, almost -$2k in chequing. My numbers are all over the place and I need to get a hold of this.…
- hangingkayaker
- Slate_Blue_Cleric.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 2 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support2 yrs ago
- Debt
Stay in current home and pay off the mortgage in 5 years? Or sell current home, move, and pay off $17K credit card debt?
Should I stay? If I stay in my current starter home, it will be paid off within 5 years. Pros: no mortgage. Cons: my house is farther from my kid's school than I'd like to be,…
- Beige Device
- Beige_Device.2
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
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- Purple Vacuum2 yrs ago
- Debt
Stop payment on 403B/credit card order to payment
I have about $17 in credit card debt. The bulk of which is on no -interest credit cards. They will time out next year. We are making steep payments. There are notable expenses coming up - Christmas…
- Snowy Owl
- Gray_Wildcat.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 740
- Herman2 yrs ago
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