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OMG, I'm pregnant! How do I budget for THAT?!
So first - I'm very happy to be pregnant after 14 months of infertility. This will be my husband & mine's first child. After 6 years of marriage I have FINALLY fine-tuned our budget so naturally,…
- Purple Piccolo
- Purple_Piccolo.3
- 2 mths ago
- 11 replies
- 192
- HannahB3 wk ago
- Parenting
Parenting... of the feline sort
Hi YNAB, I am thinking about adopting a cat, and wondering about budgeting for the true expenses of being a feline parent. I'm thinking I'll adopt an adult cat, not a kitten.…
- Spring Green Tugboat
- Spring_Green_Tugboat.3
- 1 mth ago
- 9 replies
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- Cori4 wk ago
- Parenting
Adulting
I admit verbing is getting to me. A coworker wrote some like, "software not mathing on form..." last week. Mathing? Anyway, found this adulting video funny: https://youtu.be/jHNNL6QxJtc
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 1 mth ago
- 1 reply
- 71
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- Powder Blue Pony1 mth ago
- Parenting
Strong vs Weak Parenting
https://qbq.com/strong-weak-parenting/?mc_cid=22a81ae609&mc_eid=66f2733cee Interesting view from a motivational speaker on Parenting.
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 1 mth ago
- 46
- Parenting
Separate budgets for the kids allowance
OK. I haven't been keeping up on the forum as much as I did when I initially started, but I'm doing pretty well on YNAB, and just had a couple questions.…
- Bruce
- Software Engineer
- Bruce
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 52
- Khaki Storm2 mths ago
- Parenting
EngineerGirl Contest
From EngineerGirl: Every year, the EngineerGirl website sponsors a contest dealing with engineering and its impact on our world and the 2020 Writing Contest is now open! This year,…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 2 mths ago
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- Parenting
Fun and simple videos introduce many financial concepts
https://www.mycccu.com/moneything/#1550081929945-b6967383-be1d Enjoy
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 48
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- MsTJ2 mths ago
- Parenting
$30 from Walmart
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- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 69
- FanessYNAB Support2 mths ago
- Parenting
Worldwide Bible study that meets locally
On a business trip, I learned about a worldwide Bible study that meets locally. There's no cost for the materials, but an option to give a donation. Christians from all churches meet to study the…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 3 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 110
- Khaki Storm3 mths ago
- Parenting
Allowance as a Direct Deposit
I have each of my kids (age 6 and 9) set up with their own budget in YNAB. They both enjoy budgeting but are also both very busy with activities and life so we don't always remember to sit and do…
- Blue Bird
- Family budgeter
- blue_bird
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
- 582
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- BookCat3 mths ago
- Parenting
Molly Bears
Great idea to craft and bless others: www.mollybears.org/our-story... I just leaned about this and thought you might be interested. A volunteer told me all the materials are sent to you.…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 4 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 51
- Khaki Storm4 mths ago
- Parenting
Sewing machine recommendations
Okay, there isn't an off-topic category, so I'm putting it under Parenting, because it's the category I'm choosing. A while ago (4 months?), I was making my daughter a bottle bag to take to daycare,…
- TheTabby
- Just a common cat trying to budget uncommonly well.
- TheTabby
- 8 mths ago
- 10 replies
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- farfromtheusual4 mths ago
- Parenting
Tips
How much do you tip? We don't go much but a couple times a year. Went to a local place, like a Cracker Barrel or Bob Evans. I reach the check-out to pay, they ask if I tipped at the table, I say no,…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 7 mths ago
- 27 replies
- 268
- erika_js4 mths ago
- Parenting
Grocery Bill with a Baby?
We are spread VERY THIN with a 1 year old. We need to cut our grocery bill, which is usually $400-600 each month. What's the cheapest you've been able to keep your monthly grocery bill,…
- ESLoans
- Forest_Green_Horse
- 1 yr ago
- 22 replies
- 1,119
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- Technicolor Cheetah5 mths ago
- Parenting
Free printables
Just came across https://www.freeprintable.net/ A fair amount of coloring pages, board games, puzzles, and simple worksheets to print out for a the kiddos.
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 5 mths ago
- 60
- Parenting
Homeschool (USA) Transcripts
I've been using FastTranscripts.com for professional looking transcripts for my homeschool children. I was paying about $24/yr for the service for up to 10 students,…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 6 mths ago
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- Parenting
Working hard not to divorce! Please help.
One of my main purposes in life is to be able to decide what is important to me, and follow my own priorities. Freedom and abundance are mostly a matter of being able to spend my time on what…
- Tan Yearling
- Tan_Yearling.5
- 7 mths ago
- 29 replies
- 461
- Technicolor Cheetah6 mths ago
- Parenting
Allowances best way to manage in YNAB
I have 2 savings accounts for my kids at BOA (under my name but nicknamed for them). Every week I automatically xfer their allowance. I set this up in YNAB as an auto transfer and have allocated the…
- NewYNABer BostonGirl
- Cyan_Viper.1
- 1 yr ago
- 14 replies
- 1,680
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- KD603NH7 mths ago
- Parenting
Need some guideance (kids savings)
In the chapter regarding YNAB for kids, Jesse mentions 10% for giving, 50% of the remainder, and 50% for whatever the kids want to do with it. So here's my question.…
- Cadet Blue Admiral
- Cadet_Blue_Admiral.3
- 10 mths ago
- 5 replies
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- KD603NH7 mths ago
- Parenting
Help me stop the hemorraging
This is my little cutie. He is amazing. He is hard to handle. And he is EXPENSIVE. There’s the obvious expenses of food, clothes, shoes, toys etc. But those aren’t bad - he eats what we eat,…
- Hiking_Mama
- Hiking_mama
- 8 mths ago
- 13 replies
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- KD603NH7 mths ago
- Parenting
Budgeting for Kids
Hey Everyone, Just looking for some input on budgeting with my kids. I have set them up with a budget and a few categories. I was wondering what everyone else does.…
- anderso9
- anderso9
- 9 mths ago
- 17 replies
- 291
- KD603NH7 mths ago
- Parenting
Spreadsheet template for kids?
Howdy, I am new to YNAB and want to teach my daughter about budgeting. She doesn't have a phone for the app & I'm still getting the hang of this myself, so I'd rather not let her into my account.…
- Pepe The Prawn
- King of all shrimp
- Pepeprawn
- 8 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 115
- Pepe The Prawn8 mths ago
- Parenting
Preparing budget for maternity leave UK
Hi all, My husband and I will be merging salaries in the coming months as I will be going on maternity leave in August. We are trying to figure out how to organise the categories so that it reflects…
- Soon to be 3
- Slate_Gray_Chef.5
- 8 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 71
- FanessYNAB Support8 mths ago
- Parenting
Is college worth it?
Graduation will be here before you know it, if you're a senior. Is college worth it? Great discussion here (about 5 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU8mxEx54y8
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 8 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 103
- 1
- FanessYNAB Support8 mths ago
- Parenting
Organizers Unite!
Who has a home command center? This had been so helpful! Ours doesn't look exactly like this but close. We bought a tall desk at goodwill and created all the small cubbies with foam board and hot…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 9 mths ago
- 8 replies
- 156
- 2
- Khaki Storm9 mths ago
- Parenting

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