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Budget Category Setup Suggestions
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for improving my budget category setup. Thanks! Buffer/Emergency ❌ DO NOT SPEND THIS 🚨Emergency Fund 🔨Home Repairs/Maintenance 🔧Car…
- Austinou88
- Beige_Mixer.4
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Have anyone used Blackcatcard
Hi! I’ve read about a crypto wallet on a Blackcatcard linked to the card and wanna give it a try. Is there anyone who actually uses this card? There isn't so much information about it so I'd like to…
- Orchid Wizard
- Orchid_Wizard.10
- 4 days ago
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Online clothes shopping
Does anyone have a good suggestion for this? I have a hard time budgeting for clothes. I previously shopped some online, but with covid, I'm shopping 100% online.…
- Crystal Leonard
- crystal_cake
- 5 days ago
- 2 replies
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- dakinemaui5 days ago
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Category Names
I find myself wishing I had better names for my categories. Right now I have Bills (things due on a certain date with a set amount), Necessary Expenses (things I need every month but doesn't have a…
- Emma Catherine
- Civil engineer getting back on track
- emmacatherine
- 4 mths ago
- 29 replies
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- kiwegian5 days ago
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Dark Theme!
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- 2 wk ago
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Cheap but Decent Phone Plans
I'm looking to switch from ATT to a cheaper phone carrier. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience? I have looked into Mint Mobile the most. But I'm just not sure if I will like going from an…
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- Tomato_Captain.11
- 2 mths ago
- 76 replies
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- Vibrant7 days ago
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bank is reconciled, but budget doesn't match
Here's the deal: my checking and 2 savings accounts are both linked to YNAB app. I reconciled bank today and the accounts match my ynab accounts perfectly. However, the To Be Budgeted is showing $27.…
- Mathlexia
- Budget Wrestler
- Beige_Hammerhead.8
- 11 days ago
- 8 replies
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- dakinemaui10 days ago
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Reports and Inspector Don't Make Sense
So, I've built up a year of history, thinking that the reason the reports were inaccurate was because of the way averages can be skewed with small samples. I always budget to zero.…
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- move_light_sound_life
- 9 mths ago
- 9 replies
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- Wei7 mths ago
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Can't re-order categories or line items
Hello, I'm probably missing something simple. I'm using web based YNAB on my pc. I've seen people in tutorials re-ordering categories and items within categories yet I cannot seem to get this to…
- Cadet Blue Inspector
- Cadet_Blue_Inspector.9
- 13 days ago
- 7 replies
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- NicoleYNAB Support12 days ago
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Household vs. Groceries
I’m curious to know how others handle these two categories: household items (toilet paper, cleaning supplies, deodorant, toothpaste, etc.) and groceries (food items).…
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- 1 mth ago
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- malmomma12 days ago
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Switching from Mvelopes!
Ok, I have been a long-time Mvelopes user - like 10+ years. I LOVED the methodology. I have tolerated the glitchiness. After being forced to 'upgrade' to Mvelopes 5,…
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- 2 wk ago
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YNAB4 and Dropbox pop up error
I'm sticking with YNAB4 because managing mother's finances requires the check number column. It's working great and syncs with Dropbox properly across my devices.…
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- Rogue
- 2 wk ago
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Hidden Categories
If I hide a category, should I move the money first? For example, I was working as a contractor and had to reserve money for tax withholdings, I've recently been made a full-time employee and I've…
- charpbudgets
- charpbudgets
- 2 wk ago
- 3 replies
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- charpbudgets2 wk ago
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Financial tools and calculators
Hi everyone, I was chatting with my sister and she told me about these resources on the Government of Canada website. I just used the credit card calculator and it had some good options to analyse…
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Deleted category, Now showing 'overspent' ??
Hi folks, I recently deleted a budget category because I will no longer have that expense. When I deleted, YNAB asked me to assign it to another category, which I did.…
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- 5 mths ago
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- Navy Blue Pegasus2 wk ago
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Healthy Budget Breakdown for Any Salary?
Hi guys, So YNAB takes care of all budgeting and tracking mechanics - great! As I started using YNAB, I can now track all my spending, as well as all my passive accounts, very well.…
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- 2 yrs ago
- 16 replies
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- PhysicsGal3 wk ago
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Accountant vs. Financial Planner
YNAB helped me get to a point where I was able to purchase my first house! Closing on Friday *insert happy dance* but I believe this causes a need for some professional services and not sure where…
- Reby Lynn
- Rebylynn
- 3 wk ago
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- Superbone3 wk ago
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?anyone remember: planning with 3x5 note cards
(We haven't been on this form in years because there is no feature to block jerks. Every community has them; good forums let you block them from seeing your posts.…
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- fuchpine
- 3 wk ago
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- Fuch Pine3 wk ago
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multiple bank accounts??
I apologize if this gets a bit wordy and I do tend to overthink things so would like some input if there’s a simpler way or something I’m missing… I understand the difference between budget accounts…
- BNL
- Blue_Display.6
- 3 wk ago
- 9 replies
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- PhysicsGal3 wk ago
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Changing borders in desktop budget display
Newbe here....couldn't find a matching subject so apologize if this is redundant! That said, in the budget screen the transaction portion is roughly equal in width to the left budget portion and the…
- Aquamarine Transistor
- Aquamarine_Transistor.8
- 10 mths ago
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- NicoleYNAB Support3 wk ago
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Month Ahead vs Emergency Fund
Hey everyone, Looking for some advice. I'm currently trying to get a month ahead in my budget while also saving for an emergency fund. I put away about $200/month for the emergency fund and I'm…
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- 1 mth ago
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- dakinemaui3 wk ago
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Self-Control / Motivation
Hi all, I am currently on a binge of YNAB Youtube videos and podcasts - and I decided to do a Spending Freeze for July. My main rule, is no spending on non-necessities,…
- Turquoise Snow
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- 1 mth ago
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- Turquoise Snow4 wk ago
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Removing initial incomplete month
Hello everyone! Ive followed the instructions set forth in the link below but it did not really work. When I came back to the current month, there was a big negative number on TBB.…
- Mario P.
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- guarionex_48
- 1 mth ago
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- dakinemaui1 mth ago
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How to you adjust the right inflow column?
Inflow in checking and credit cars got pushed to the far right and will not adjust (move over). I use Mac OS safari - latest releases
- David Wheeler
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- 1 mth ago
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- David Wheeler1 mth ago
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Yes, I know YNAB 4 isn't supported anymore, but...
I wanted to see if I could re-download it, and I did. Even found my activation key It downloaded fine, but after it loads, it tells me "we're sorry but the budget folder has been deleted out from…
- CrazyforYeshua
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- 1 mth ago
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