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How do you prioritize your fun money categories? Use this space to chat about travel, crafts, puppies, and all the other fun things your money can buy!

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12 month world trip
So, I'm basically packing up my whole life and travelling the world for a year. Has anyone used ynab to manage their finances while backpacking? I want to make my money stretch as far as it can and…
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- Cyan_Mare_ce737379ade7
- 3 yrs ago
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- Stephannie Baker1 yr ago
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Questions about using YNAB with multiple currencies
Hi! My home country and primary budget is in USD. I'll be traveling to Brazil for a week. Here is the best way to handle this, as I understand from this forum and the excellent YNAB subreddit:…
- doctor_who
- Silver_Boa
- 2 yrs ago
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- IT_Prof2 yrs ago
- Fun Money
Pack Up and Go
My husband has recently, to my utter delight, become enthralled with the idea of weekend getaways. You know, now that we've been married six years and have preschoolers.…
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- slightlysmall
- 3 yrs ago
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- Rowena2 yrs ago
- Fun Money
Budgeting for the unknown
So I know eventually, I will want a holiday, and not just a holiday where I can see my girlfriend up the line. I wanna take her somewhere, but how do you get with budgeting when you don't know where…
- Jonathan Stapley
- Tan_Battery_4de8fe56e75
- 3 yrs ago
- 17 replies
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- Cadet Blue Nomad2 yrs ago
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Cost of living in south carolina
Hi, im new to this forum and have been using ynab for 6 months. Im interested in talking to any forum members from south carolina about cost of living there.
- Maroon Lion
- Maroon_Lion.2
- 2 yrs ago
- 8 replies
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- Maroon Lion2 yrs ago
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Eating Out and Tipping in NYC
We are planning a family trip to New York later this spring (Yay!). We're coming from Europe so this is a long haul trip for us and we're very excited.…
- voyager
- voyager
- 2 yrs ago
- 10 replies
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- JoeDid2 yrs ago
- Fun Money
Foreign currencies; still not ideal
Another trip, this time to West Africa. As before when I traveled, I set up a new budget to handle Nigerian naira. It worked to keep track of my cash and spending, but there were two major drawbacks:…
- doctor_who
- Silver_Boa
- 2 yrs ago
- 16 replies
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- Orange Panther8 mths ago
- Fun Money
Babymoon Destinations
Hi YNABers, Not directly related to the budget, but I'd love to hear suggestions for babymoon locations. We're planning on taking one in January and are hoping to go somewhere warm and zika free.…
- Yertle
- Yertle
- 2 yrs ago
- 10 replies
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- MXMOM2 mths ago
- Fun Money
Planning For A Road Trip
Evening Fellow YNABer's, Might have a road trip in my future that is going to totally blow my budget, if it happens as fast as it looks like it might, considering it is attached with moving halfway…
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- 2 yrs ago
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- Hagermaniac2 yrs ago
- Fun Money
Planning a two month budget with two currencies
Hello. In two weeks I will be spending two months in UK (Pounds) but I have my budget in Mexican Pesos. I am planning to keep the money in my debit card and maybe I will use sometimes my credit card.…
- Kmepu
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- Cyan_Piccolo
- 2 yrs ago
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- FanessYNAB Support2 yrs ago
- Fun Money
Budgeting for Multiple Vacations
YNAB newbie here! So far, I feel like this is the answer to my budgeting dreams! I love how granular I can be in my categories. But - vacation has stumped me.…
- Kristi Turner
- Have Camera, Will Travel
- adayinthelight
- 1 yr ago
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- Kristi Turner1 yr ago
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Budgeting for a trip
Hi everyone, I'm planning for a trip to LA next month and I'm not sure of the best way to utilize YNAB... I have an amount in mind that I would like to budget for the entire trip, which is $1,000.…
- Colleen Cirocco
- colleencirocco
- 1 yr ago
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- adriana011 yr ago
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Other Currencies
I travel some, and when I do, I find it's much harder to keep track of my spending on YNAB. Travel upends my usual habits, and dealing with less familiar currencies makes it much harder to keep…
- Lavender Commander
- Lavender_Commander.2
- 2 yrs ago
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- lindsay_g2 yrs ago
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First vacation using YNAB...confused about how to enter it
My brain can't make this make sense...hopefully someone on here can help me think this through? I started YNAB in the beginning of August. My husband and I went to Peru for 2 weeks (got back Sunday)…
- Salmon Memory
- Salmon_Memory.2
- 1 yr ago
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- Salmon Memory1 yr ago
- Fun Money
Alcohol Budget
Does anyone feel comfortable sharing with me what you spend on alcohol monthly? My husband and I are trying to figure out what is a reasonable amount. I realize this will vary for everyone based on…
- Maroon Python
- Maroon_Python.8
- 5 mths ago
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- Gold Pilot2 mths ago
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How can I even?
My best friend moved to Ireland 2 years ago. I'm in .au I have 1 income, 1 mortgage, 1 partner, and 2 kids. How the heck do I even consider getting enough cash together to fund flights across the…
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- slightly_better
- 1 yr ago
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- adriana011 yr ago
- Fun Money
Tracking foreign currency used for expenses
Currently within YNAB when buying food, travel e.t.c which I later expense to my company I just have a specific category for that which I allocate that expense to and then when I receive money from…
- Aquamarine Mare
- Aquamarine_Mare.3
- 1 yr ago
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- Moohouse1 yr ago
- Fun Money
Handling two budgets between two currencies with shared accounts?
Hi! I've just started using YNAB because I have a hard time keeping track of my funds (which are meager, to say the least) :). It seems really comprehensive and smart,…
- Spring Green Display
- Spring_Green_Display.1
- 2 yrs ago
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- Formal Dribble2 yrs ago
- Fun Money
Quarantine Cooking
The title “Cooking During A Pandemic” sounds like a Sci-Fi novel I would’ve picked up to joke about in college. Funny how the joke would now be on me! Never would I have imagined toilet paper…
- FanessYNAB Support
- Faness_YNAB
- 7 mths ago
- 35 replies
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- MXMOM2 mths ago
- Fun Money
Travelling to the UK in April.
quite new to YNAB, not even a month in. I am travelling to the UK for a vacation and wondering how i should handle tracking my expenses as everything will be in a foreign currency (Pounds and Euros).…
- CDN knitter
- Lavender_Chef.6
- 1 yr ago
- 12 replies
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- NicoleYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Fun Money
I am Canadian and want to be able to access my YNAB account during my frequent trips to Asia. Does anyone know if YNAB is accessible in Asia
- Tomato General
- Tomato_General.3
- 1 yr ago
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- WordTenor1 yr ago
- Fun Money
Trip to Uk
Ok, I have my finances under control. Thank you ynab. Now I am going to the UK in October/November 2019. The tickets are brought without using credit, and now I am building up my spending money…
- Steel Blue Boat
- Steel_Blue_Beat.3
- 1 yr ago
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- CDN knitter1 yr ago
- Fun Money
Question for Nintendo switch adults
I just saw a circle controller thing that comes with an exercise game. I HATE exercise but thought this might be a solution for me. Anyone have this? If so, what are your thoughts?…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 2 mths ago
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- amz3107831 mth ago
- Fun Money
Traveling abroad while working remotely?
Hi YNAB (and forum community)! Since the entire company works remotely, I thought you might have some wisdom or resources to share with those of us who may want to do the same while traveling abroad.…
- Sky Blue Rhythm
- Sky_Blue_Rhythm
- 10 mths ago
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- dakinemaui7 mths ago
- Fun Money
Aspen Trip
I have categories for fuel, groceries, entertainment etc. etc. I also have a vacation category. My question is, when I buy gas during the vacation should I post it to fuel or vacation category?
- Spring Green Tiger
- Spring_Green_Tiger
- 1 yr ago
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- Jenni1 yr ago
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