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Tricks for saving money on groceries?
I've had to get creative with this in the past little while, so I'd be curious to hear other strategies! I live in a cold climate, so local produce etc is limited during the winter months,…
- Ali H
- Navy_Blue_Flute.4
- 6 mths ago
- 34 replies
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- Purple Foal44 min ago
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Is it this hard for everyone at the beginning?
I'm on my first month, and I've become obsessed. I started this not because we have debt (we only have one car payment, no revolving balances on CC) but because we were getting to the point of…
- Momofboysx3
- I'm going to master budgeting, even if it kills me!
- Steel_Blue_Mainframe.11
- 6 hrs ago
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- Superbone4 hrs ago
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Keeping track of credit card payment due dates
After forgetting to pay a credit card bill one month 😞 , I first called the company to credit the fee 🙌 and then came up with a system to make sure that I will never forget again.…
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- Coral_Foal_ff1b63999cea
- 1 yr ago
- 25 replies
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- ynabHammer6 hrs ago
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IPad OS Update
With the iPad OS update released today, along with the update to Safari, it would appear that the web app now is fully functional, including ability to enter amounts and reconcile,…
- rlogue06
- rlogue06
- 3 wk ago
- 8 replies
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- Woolloomooloo2 days ago
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Has anyone tried this free budgeting tool?
Free is for me. I like ynab (except the cc bit), and I've paid for 1 yr, but maybe next year I want something free. Has anyone tried this: https://clark.…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 8 mths ago
- 24 replies
- 350
- Beige Sidewinder4 days ago
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Workaround for lack of "Income for Next Month" in YNAB
Why is this gone?!?! I have a one month buffer. In other words, all of the money I am spending this February, I actually earned in January. But with the latest version of YNAB,…
- Matt Tanner
- Khaki_Sidewinder
- 1 yr ago
- 33 replies
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- a_different_joel4 days ago
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Immediate Obligations vs. True Expenses
Hello. I think I understand the difference between these two preset YNAB category groups, but I'm not quite sure what can qualify something as one or the other.…
- ukimagic209
- ukimagic209
- 1 yr ago
- 28 replies
- 12,909
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- Powder Blue Pony8 days ago
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Food budgeting
RIght now I have one food category, but I have trouble getting the money to last. Have anyone tried to make four categories, one for each week to make it easier to keep the weekly food budget?…
- Tropico
- tropico
- 1 yr ago
- 27 replies
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- Slate Blue Grizzly8 days ago
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How best to do a clean slate?
Hello YNAB'ers, It has been a while since I needed to ask for help. Let me lay out the scene: 2 years ago, my wife's mom passed away. She had a tidy estate. Which was just recently settled.…
- Khaki Pegasus
- Khaki_Pegasus.4
- 9 days ago
- 4 replies
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- Khaki Pegasus9 days ago
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Empty payee in Android app?
I've recently switched to new YNAB from YNAB4, and I'm surprised an annoying behaviour in Classic still exists in the new mobile app. When I'm inputting a transaction,…
- jesjimher
- jesjimher
- 4 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support11 days ago
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Where is the free PDF for the YNAB Audiobook?
In the audio book it states to get your free PDF for the audio book from the provider you purchased it from. I purchased from Audible but can find no mention.
- Alice Blue Barnacle
- Alice_Blue_Barnacle
- 1 yr ago
- 44 replies
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- NicoleYNAB Support3 mths ago
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Rolling over overspent amounts
Hi, We are wondering if it is possible to roll over the overages in categories vs having it automatically come from To Be Budgeted. Specifically, our electric bill varies greatly month to month,…
- Slate Gray Lion
- Slate_Gray_Lion
- 1 yr ago
- 27 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support12 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.…
- Move Light Sound Life
- move_light_sound_life
- 13 days ago
- 4 replies
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- Move Light Sound Life13 days ago
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Whiteboard Wednesday and YouTube
Been trying to listen to them from the start and in order and it seems to pop random episodes in. Does anyone know how to set it up to play oldest to newest? Thank you?
- Ruff16965 (05bd62cee897)
- Tomato_Mask_05bd62cee89
- 2 wk ago
- 2 replies
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- Ruff16965 (05bd62cee897)2 wk ago
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Being fully buffered for next month - convenience or true game-changer?
Six and a half months into using YNAB, I love it and recommend it to anyone who wants to listen. Understanding and eliminating credit card float has brought me peace of mind,…
- Slate Blue Pilot
- Slate_Blue_Pilot
- 3 wk ago
- 16 replies
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- Couch Cat2 wk ago
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Price Drop - Cash Back apps.
Does anyone use price drop or cash back apps like Paribus, Waldo or Earny? If so, what's your experience been like? Every penny counts, but I know there are privacy concerns as well.…
- Cyan Android
- Cyan_Android
- 3 wk ago
- 5 replies
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- Cyan Android2 wk ago
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Baha'i Huquq'u'llah Tracking
Members of the Baha'i Faith (and any Faith really) have been given 2 forms of flexing our generosity muscles: 1. General Charitable Giving - This is based on each person's desire to give.…
- Greg Hansen
- Gray_Pony.1
- 2 wk ago
- 5 replies
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- Greg Hansen2 wk ago
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Managing Recurring Transactions
Is there a way to see all the recurring transactions I've set up, and edit them? I made a mistake on one and have a duplicate on another. I can fix them manually each month,…
- Gray Zebra
- Gray_Zebra.7
- 2 wk ago
- 3 replies
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- Vibrant2 wk ago
- Tips & Tricks
Getting away from checking my account balances and instead following my budget?
Hi there! I did some digging around but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, so apologies if this is a repeat question! I have been in touch with YNAB about my budgeting habits because my…
- Sarah D
- downsarah
- 3 wk ago
- 51 replies
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- Khaki Storm2 wk ago
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Use nYNAB without internet access
I have been using the Classic YNAB since 2012. I've been trialing the new version, but may have an issue. The Classic version was not a subscription based product and the software was on my…
- Slate Gray Leopard
- Slate_Gray_Leopard.1
- 1 yr ago
- 10 replies
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- jenmas2 wk ago
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PAYTM app Canada. Does anybody use it?
I've read about the app PAYTM that rewards you for paying your bills. Does anybody use it? Thoughts? :)
- Purple Foal
- Purple_Foal.3
- 2 wk ago
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Borrowing from yourself
One interesting consequence of having saved money is that you can give yourself a 0% loan when needed. I won't go into the details whether you should really borrow money rather than wait,…
- Maurycy Zarzycki
- Programmer
- maurycy
- 3 wk ago
- 11 replies
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- Annieland2 wk ago
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Canadian Financial Summit - wasn't sure where to post this so I picked here
There is a Canadian Financial Summit that is all online and has some of the smartest minds and finance bloggers. Its free but I think they have you get a ticket to get the sign in info.…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 1 mth ago
- 5 replies
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- MXMOM2 wk ago
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Incorporate Toolkit Features in YNAB
I apologize if this question has been asked before, but I didn't find it in the forum: I just installed Toolkit (for Firefox) and am blown away by all the simple,…
- Sea Green Sun (ccf0a561a083)
- Sea_Green_Sun_ccf0a561a
- 4 mths ago
- 28 replies
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- Orange Display3 wk ago
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Notes Hack
So we can keep notes on the Month, although this notes section is pretty small, and we can keep notes on the budget categories or memos on the transactions.…
- jamesx4
- Software Engineer
- jamesx4
- 3 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Lavender Trombone3 wk ago
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