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YNAB for business
I own a small business and I used to use YNAB 4 for my business. I stopped when the current YNAB was released but recently restarted the budget. I would love to chat with people and see what working…
- Powder Blue Grizzly
- Powder_Blue_Grizzly_087
- 2 yrs ago
- 21 replies
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- broke ceo1 yr ago
- Small Business
Separate Business Budget for 2018?
First year of business under my belt (one-woman coffee bar), I used YNAB throughout, recorded all my expenses and income, and have now nearly finished my taxes, yay! I'm a sole proprietorship,…
- dakota
- dakota
- 2 yrs ago
- 2 replies
- 981
- Steel Blue Foal1 yr ago
- Small Business
Reimbursements
YNAB does not handle reimbursements well. In fact, it used to handle them better when select categories would allow a negative balance to rollover month to month.…
- Gray Wrench (5493e58daa24)
- Gray_Wrench_5493e58daa2
- 2 yrs ago
- 27 replies
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- mamster1 yr ago
- Small Business
- Coral Elk (97982afabb9e)
- Coral_Elk_97982afabb9e
- 2 yrs ago
- 3
- Best Answer
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As a counter-point: If you're seldom reimbursed by the end of the month, you should be budgeting for those expenses. If you used your cash for the reimbursable expense,…
Any thought to a YNAB budgeting add-in for QBO?
My wife's business is being run through Quickbooks Online, and unfortunately we're not actively managing it to a budget at this point. The budget stuff built into QBO is terrible.…
- Shane Longtin
- slongtin
- 2 yrs ago
- 4 replies
- 594
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- Rebekah Zobel Jones1 yr ago
- Small Business
Splitting transaction with income/outcome
Hi all, Quick question, my wife is self employed when she receives a pay cheque from a client I typically split the transaction into two separate categories.…
- Turquoise Display
- Turquoise_Display.3
- 1 yr ago
- 7 replies
- 201
- dakinemaui1 yr ago
- Small Business
YNAB and Small Business
Hi, I have a small medical IT consulting company, and I want to run them with YNAB and Profit First, Unfortunately, my accountant thinks I might need to switch to Quickbooks,…
- Michael L
- Silver_Captain.5
- 1 yr ago
- 5 replies
- 353
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- Annamarie1 yr ago
- Small Business
transfer money between budgets?
Can you transfer money between budget accounts. I need to be able to transfer money from my personal account into my business and the other way around. But, they are in separate budgets.…
- Purple Captain
- Purple_Captain.2
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 653
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- Purple Captain1 yr ago
- Small Business
YNAB vs. Quickbooks
Can anyone tell me why I should use one over the other. I will be working with a small online marketing business. Payroll is to independent contractors, not employees.…
- Turquoise Memory (20e8230556a4)
- Turquoise_Memory_20e823
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 1,730
- Mike Black2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Interested in a YNAB course for small business owners!?!
Hey All! I currently manage my small business using YNAB and have for over a year now, every....single...day. It has revolutionized the way I look at our finances.…
- BudgetYourBiz
- budget_your_biz
- 1 yr ago
- 7 replies
- 681
- Slate Blue Android1 yr ago
- Small Business
Share Redemptions
Hey folks! I'm new to YNAB in the last few months. Starting to slowly get the hang of it. My husband and I just recently sold our business. We collected the proceeds and are responsible for paying…
- Alison Gio
- clearfootprints
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
- 249
- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Small Business
YNAB consultant looking to hire an assistant to nerd out on budgets and help support my clients.
Hey YNABers - My name's Mark. I worked at YNAB in 2013/14 and now I'm a full-time budget nerd, managing budgets for 20 small businesses. I'm looking to hire a fellow YNAB lover to help me give great…
- Mark Butler
- Pro Budget Nerd
- budgetnerdy
- 2 yrs ago
- 8 replies
- 1,560
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- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Small Business
Freelancer here - How old should my money be?
Hello, YNABers! I am a freelance musician and have been using YNAB since I became freelance in January to help me see my money clearly with my variable income.…
- Hot Pink Disk
- Hot_Pink_Disk.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 4 replies
- 1,075
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- Formal Dribble1 yr ago
- Small Business
0% APR CC as small business loan
Hey guys I planned on taking on about 10 to 15,000 for my business as a small business loan. I was thinking of just taking on a 0% apr credit card, because I anticipate being able to pay back the…
- Spring Green Falcon
- Spring_Green_Falcon.4
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
- 240
- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Small Business
Deal with Invoices to be Paid
Hi! I'm starting YNAB for business and had a question with setting up accounts. I have some suppliers that i can pay within month after goods received.…
- Vladimir
- vladimir
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 647
- Giddy Digs1 yr ago
- Small Business
Bookstore Finances
My wife and I just bought a Christian bookstore! The previous owners used Square to accept payments and track inventory, so I'll continue doing that. However, they used QuickBooks for the finances.…
- Ken Locklin
- Navy_Blue_Lobster
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 318
- Ken Locklin2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Re: Inflow: To be Budgeted
As I run a small business my income is all over the place I see clients from week to week so I cannot enter a total amount I will earn in a month or the date it will come in,…
- Rodney Inns
- rodney_inns
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 1,016
- FanessYNAB Support2 yrs ago
- Small Business
YNAB for house flipping business?
Does anyone use YNAB for their business that buys, sells and rehabs houses? If so how do you break down the properties and expenses associated with them?
- Hot Pink Motherboard
- Hot_Pink_Motherboard
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 334
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- FanessYNAB Support2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Community Chorus finances
I'm on the board of a community chorus and have recommended YNAB to create a budget and track our expenses. They were looking for Quickbooks but I jumped in - and they listening!…
- Pamalumpa
- Music Teacher and YNAB advocate
- Sky_Blue_Colt.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 221
- Small Business
Small Business Categories
HI guys, I run a side bookkeeping and tax business and want to start using YNAB for my business. I am still learning the personal side but want to set this up for my business.…
- Brian
- brian86
- 2 yrs ago
- 432
- Small Business
Accounts Payable
I have 2 business that I attempt to use YNAB to generally budget. I use Quickbooks for all formal accounting activities such AR, AP, bill pay, P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, etc.…
- Maroon Deer
- Maroon_Deer.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 4 replies
- 1,001
- Maroon Deer2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Chase Business Ink
Does anyone have the Chase Business Ink and know how to reconcile it in YNAB? Here is the lowdown. Transactions are either listed online as posted, pending or in between the two- in la la land.…
- Blue Admiral
- Blue_Admiral
- 2 yrs ago
- 8 replies
- 1,051
- Powder Blue Cobra2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Confusion with setup
I am new to YNAB, coming over from Quicken for Mac. I need to manage both personal finances and small business fiance (self publishing books) and splitting into two budgets is not an option because…
- Tomato Rhythm
- Tomato_Rhythm.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 7 replies
- 494
- MsTJ2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Historical Import for Tax Reasons
I'm setting up YNAB to track both personal and business expenses, and - due to mixed credit cards and bank accounts - need to keep it all in one budget.…
- Tomato Rhythm
- Tomato_Rhythm.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 2 replies
- 355
- Tomato Rhythm2 yrs ago
- Small Business
What would you want to see in a documentary about digital entrepreneurship?
I'm a producer and filmmaker. My partner and I are working on a documentary and would love to know your thoughts about what we should include. What's the #1 thing you'd like to see in a documentary…
- Steel Blue Battery
- Steel_Blue_Battery.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 2 replies
- 333
- Steel Blue Battery2 yrs ago
- Small Business
I think I just learned something important
Here it is, my aha , moment. If I start budgeting in the middle of the month, but include total monthly expenses, it's a bad thing. But...in my case it looks like I'm going to have more left over at…
- Sea Green Hammer
- Sea_Green_Hammer
- 2 yrs ago
- 2 replies
- 798
- Sea Green Sidewinder2 yrs ago
- Small Business

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