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Self Employed Business vs. Personal Budgets
Hi! I am self-employed and have both business and personal accounts. So my business money is showing up in my budget. Even though there is some crossover,…
- Heather Ryan
- heatherryan
- 2 yrs ago
- 7 replies
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- FanessYNAB Team2 yrs 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
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- Formal Dribble2 yrs 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 241
- FanessYNAB Team2 yrs 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 4 replies
- 714
- Giddy Digs2 yrs 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
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- 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
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- FanessYNAB Team2 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
- 338
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- FanessYNAB Team2 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
- 225
- Small Business
Self-employed with varying monthly income
Hello newbie here. Actually a second time newbie.(if that even makes sense). My wife and I are both self-employed with separate business that we are the process of building.…
- Peter
- petetrainer
- 2 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 1,212
- FanessYNAB Team2 yrs ago
- Small Business
- Answered
- Answered
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
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- 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
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- 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
- 3 yrs ago
- 8 replies
- 1,059
- Powder Blue Cobra2 yrs ago
- Small Business
Income designation
I have a small business and have sales transactions that I need to record as income. when i look at the income v expenses- there is nothing for income- even though i have all my income uploaded.…
- Pink Mask
- Pink_Mask
- 2 yrs ago
- 9 replies
- 942
- FanessYNAB Team2 yrs ago
- Small Business
- Answered
- Answered
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
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- 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
- 335
- 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
- 3 yrs ago
- 2 replies
- 803
- Sea Green Sidewinder3 yrs ago
- Small Business
Applying credit card payment that appears in bank download
Stupid question maybe. No time to search and the answer does not make itself evident immediately. 1. I budgeted $2,000 to pay down a credit card balance 2.…
- Sea Green Hammer
- Sea_Green_Hammer
- 3 yrs ago
- 5 replies
- 767
- nolesrule3 yrs ago
- Small Business
How To for 1) Business Payroll Deductions 2) GST 3) SquareUp
Can someone please take me through the steps for setting up and editing transactions for business? 1) Here in Canada, we have to pay premiums on top of the wages (CPP and EI) to the government.…
- Cyan Guitar
- Cyan_Guitar
- 3 yrs ago
- 3 replies
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- JanelleYNAB Team3 yrs ago
- Small Business
Multiple clients, multiple paychecks
Hello everyone I'm a freelance writer, which means I don't have a single monthly income that arrives on the same, predictable day. For example, at the moment, I am working for five different clients,…
- Iain Broome
- iainbroome
- 3 yrs ago
- 5 replies
- 1,498
- FanessYNAB Team3 yrs ago
- Small Business
I'm looking for Small Businesses to use as Examples for my own SB
Does anyone have any advice or recommendations of small businesses I should review for a standard of excellence? I've never started a small business and I'm a visual person that likes to look at…
- Kate
- Joyful Technical Writer 🌴
- sweet_sunshine
- 3 yrs ago
- 2 replies
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- Kate3 yrs ago
- Small Business
Wife is self-employed, do we have to pay quarterly taxes?
My wife works from home as a medical billing processor and receives a 1099-MISC from the woman that owns the business. I believe that technically we are supposed to make quarterly estimated tax…
- Matt Tanner
- Khaki_Sidewinder
- 3 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 1,624
- nolesrule3 yrs ago
- Small Business
Year end reports
I’m currently tracking income and expenses for my real estate investing company. My accountant doesn’t use YNAB, so I’m wondering The best way to report and export data for my accountant to file,…
- Sky Blue Wizard (0221c8d5de22)
- Sky_Blue_Wizard_0221c8d
- 3 yrs ago
- 2 replies
- 1,165
- Marilynn Taylor3 yrs ago
- Small Business
New Small Home Based Business
I'm am in the process (and have been) of creating a small home-based business. I can't afford new business accounting software so I am hoping YNAB will work.…
- akkoch
- akkoch
- 3 yrs ago
- 23 replies
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- Jen3 yrs ago
- Small Business
"Pre-"categorizing In-Flow
I own a business that buys a lot of Apple products and then laser engraves them. Thus, when I take money in, a large percentage of it is going right back out to Apple.…
- Sara G
- Lasering and printing all the things
- inaflashlaser
- 3 yrs ago
- 3 replies
- 985
- Rebekah Zobel Jones3 yrs ago
- Small Business

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