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How Do You Talk To People About Your Finances Without Strangling Them?
Afternoon YNABers, I am really not violent really I not, but I am ready to strangle some well meaning people. Got some major financial things coming up, moving into my own place and furnishing it,…
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When Your Friend Says She Wishes She Had As Much Money As You
Hi everyone! I have a quick question to ask everyone because I might need a little bit more help than I originally thought. I have a friend, let's call her "B",…
- Kate
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- sweet_sunshine
- 7 mths ago
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- Aritavashkai3 days ago
- Money & Relationships
Sharing a budget with my partner
Hi new on YNAB. I would love to learn How to share a budget with my partner. Anyone who can help? Thanks!
- Cyan Song
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- 5 mths ago
- 11 replies
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- Coral Wildebeest4 days ago
- Money & Relationships
Doing the hard work to get hubby on board...
I've just started using YNAB in the past 3 weeks and I love it and the hope that I have for the future because of the 4 Rules. My husband on the other hand... skeptical, at best.…
- Nina Shelly
- Ninashelly
- 4 wk ago
- 3 replies
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- TheTabby13 days ago
- Money & Relationships
Splitting Transaction
Hi all, I have YNAB 4. How can I split transaction between multiple people? I know there's the split transaction button, but it doesn't quite do what I'd like it to.…
- Blue Rhythm
- Blue_Rhythm.1
- 2 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- dakinemaui1 mth ago
- Money & Relationships
Multiple Accounts, one Budget - YNAB Classic
I'm on Classic, not the online subscription version. I've read a number of blog and forum posts and they all seem to only talk about how the budget doesn't care where the money comes from - Right I…
- Tomato Stallion
- Tomato_Stallion
- 2 mths ago
- 9 replies
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- vw_bugg2 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Splitting YNAB tasks between us
We're trying a different way of splitting the YNABing than we have before and it occurred to me there may be other methods we haven't tried before. How do you split the YNAB tasks between you?…
- Blue Bird
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- blue_bird
- 3 mths ago
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- Rowena2 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Premarital financial counseling
Does anyone here have experience with premarital financial counseling? Where does one find a reputable professional to speak to? Even over the phone. I have a situation I would like to talk out.…
- Gold Tiger
- Gold_Tiger.1
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support2 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
How do you keep your spouse/partner engaged in YNAB?
Hi! I'm excited to learn about this new forum and see how it works out. :) I am the primary budget/money person in my marriage. I pay the bills, I reconcile our YNAB accounts, etc.…
- Ang
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- arlmnop
- 9 mths ago
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- TheTabby2 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
YNAB and kids?
Has anyone used than with their kids? Our had any success generally in handing down the lifesaving principles of zero-based budgeting? These are such critical life skills — every day I try not to…
- Scott
- scott
- 4 mths ago
- 9 replies
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- Blue Bird3 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Not getting 100% buy-in from spouse
Hubby says all the right things when it comes to our money plan but when it comes down to action not so much. I don't think he even knows YNAB by name, certainly hasn't taken the time to watch any of…
- Silver Robot
- Silver_Robot
- 4 mths ago
- 34 replies
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- Magenta Nomad3 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Good good budgeting story, an inspiration to us all!
I know this is not a YNAB story but it is a great budgeting story and those jars look very familiar.…
- iwaddo
- iwaddo77
- 3 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- FanessYNAB Support3 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Books!
I love to read, and in the past couple of years I've stumbled across some really awesome books around money and mindset. I just started a new one called Money: A Love Story that is fabulous.…
- farfromtheusual
- farfromtheusual
- 6 mths ago
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- Frugalitarian3 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
A Tale About A Car
I plan to tell my husband a lie about his car, but is it lying if I just never bring it up? My husband loves his car - I am not a fan. Not only has it had every mechanical problem known to man,…
- Til Debt Do Us Part
- Divorcing Debt - Not Each Other
- debt_do_us_part
- 4 mths ago
- 10 replies
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- Beige Hail4 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
How often you need to have budget meetings with a partner
Okay, so husband and I get paid ~twice a month. I'm on the every two weeks cycle and he's set for the 15th and 30th so sometimes we are in sync and we have 2 meetings that month to give every dollar…
- Gold Panther
- Gold_Panther
- 7 mths ago
- 16 replies
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- Yertle5 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Feeling Guilty... About Paying Off Debt
I'm sure that I am not the only person going through this, but I'll give a little backstory before asking for advice. I am in a long-term relationship & we have no desire to get married. It. Is.…
- Flexxx P.
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- Ivory_Falcon.1
- 5 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Resistant Punch Roller5 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Splitting YNAB after a breakup
Hi, My wife and I are splitting up. She will be taking the YNAB account. I have got my own account now and have it set up. However, I'd like to learn about how I can keep the history.…
- Beige Violin
- Beige_Violin.1
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Beige Violin5 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Valentine's Day Quotes!
Hey, everybody. We're looking for some ideas and quotes for a Valentine's Day blog post. Here's a little prompt. Finish this statement: "YNAB has improved my relationship with my partner by…
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- benb_YNAB
- 6 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Kate5 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Groceries
Ideas for keeping a grocery budget down and still eating local/organic?
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- 9 mths ago
- 14 replies
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- Kate5 mths ago
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YNAB for Separated Parents with Ex's and New Partners
Hi guys! Here's my situation...not that uncommon, I don't think. I have an ex-wife. Mother of my kids. We split costs on kids activities (swimming, soccer, etc)....…
- Ryan Oakley
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- oakley
- 8 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Ang6 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Fresh Start or Add to Existing?
I'm looking for suggestions or people with past experience. On Jan 1, DH and I will be combining budgets. I'm a YNAB devotee, he's used it in the past but not now.…
- huskies4all
- SciTeach
- huskies4all
- 8 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 988
- eloquentz7 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
How Do You Feel About Clearance Christmas Gifts?
[Edit: I posted this in the Community Forum and decided to move it to this Q&A Forum so it was in a more appropriate spot.] Hi everyone! I have a quick question about saving money on Christmas Gifts.…
- Kate
- Happy Technical Writer 🌴
- sweet_sunshine
- 8 mths ago
- 13 replies
- 956
- Kate7 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
29 Years of Budgeting Successfully..Some Thoughts
I thought I would pass on some things I have learned thru years of budgeting with my wife for our entire relationship; 1) One of the best things was to have personal money for each of us budgeted per…
- Larry C
- Retired Dude
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- 8 mths ago
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- PhoenixFlying8 mths ago
- Money & Relationships
Whose bank after marriage?
My boyfriend and I talk about marriage and our future fairly often. (If only he would propose already!!!) one of the questions that we brought up and haven't found an answer to yet is which bank will…
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- 9 mths ago
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- Orchid Mantis8 mths ago
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