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car insurance help
Hi folks, I was looking at changing car insurance a few months ago and found a really useful thread here about relevant considerations in deciding on coverage amounts,…
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- Cyan_Boa.1
- 4 mths ago
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Vacation Expenses Prior to Vacation
Hi all - I have followed most of the advice for vacation budgeting by creating a sub-category and savings goal for each vacation. Prior to each vacation,…
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- Pink_Transistor.5
- 4 mths ago
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- FanessYNAB Support4 mths ago
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Reminder. - YNAB free for one year for college/university students
https://www.youneedabudget.com/college/
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- MXMOM
- 4 mths ago
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- Pixel spender4 mths ago
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Deferred Payments (Buy Now Pay Later)
What would you guys recommend as the best method to handle a deferred payment type transaction. I've just bought an Air Conditioning unit, £500, on a store card.…
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- dickydutch
- 5 mths ago
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- MXMOM4 mths ago
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Suggestion - Drag and Drop Transaction order for easy Reconciliation
Reconciling can sometimes be a a pain because the order of my transactions on my statement is different to the order in YNAB. When I have multiple transactions that are the same amount then it…
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- Pink_Unicorn.6
- 2 yrs ago
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- nolesrule4 mths ago
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Reconcile early, reconcile often
Hey everybody, I've been using YNAB since 2013 and my budgeting road to where I'm finally happy with my finances, my budget and my use of YNAB has been long and bumpy.…
- Peter
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- lasty
- 8 mths ago
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- Mx Emmin4 mths 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…
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- Slate_Gray_Leopard.1
- 2 yrs ago
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- Aquamarine Crab4 mths ago
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Anyone doing receipt scanning?
Hello, I am on a trial and YNAB is my preferred way to go by far. However photographing receipts and being able to assign them to a payee is very important for me - helps me to keep track of medical…
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- Tomato_Clarinet.7
- 4 mths 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…
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- Aquamarine_Transistor.8
- 1 yr ago
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- NicoleYNAB Support4 mths ago
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Unidays Student Discounts
I wanted to make sure everyone knows to go to Unidays when you are shopping to get your student discount! You can get student discounts for so much here. https://www.myunidays.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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- Canuck Teacher Saves4 mths ago
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Distinguishing between Wants and Needs
I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum for this post but: Do any of you distinguish between Wants and Needs in your budget? I've seen some budgets where instead of Weekly Spends/Monthly…
- Mx Emmin
- Orchid_Banjo.5
- 4 mths ago
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- nolesrule4 mths ago
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Any way to change the colours
Sorry, but I'm really hating the new muted colours which don't really stand out at all. Is there any setting for users to revert to the older, brighter ones?
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- Purple_Vacuum.5
- 1 yr ago
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- FanessYNAB Support4 mths ago
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Budget.ymeta missing on ynab4
Can anyone help me please? My ynab4 has lost my file. I had just added new transactions and I saw it sync to dropbox but then it crashed. I have tried to restore from dropbox but it tells me that…
- Katejo
- katejo
- 11 mths ago
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- Beige Mill4 mths ago
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When to drop full coverage on auto insurance?
What strategies do people have for auto insurance? I’m not sure when to stop paying full coverage (comp + collision). I imagine it would involve starting a category for a new car?…
- Julie
- sandhills_rider
- 1 yr ago
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- ynaber26135 mths ago
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Easiest Way To Consolidate Amazon Transactions
I made an Amazon order from a number of different sellers today, which usually appears as multiple transactions (as each seller ships). This approach gives me a single transaction on my CC:…
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- dakinemaui
- 1 yr ago
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- KnitPurlKnit5 mths ago
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Tax planning software for reviewing past and current tax returns
Any one doing review of their past few years tax returns, using a software? I wanted to check my last few years of returns, and do a comparison, and see what deductions/credits I am claiming,…
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- Sky_Blue_Harp.2
- 5 mths ago
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- Sky Blue Harp5 mths ago
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Goals..
Even with the recent updates, I still find goals confusing. Can anyone tell me why if my goal is to have £275 by August, my goal target for the month was £58.…
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- Tan_Tiger.4
- 5 mths ago
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- MXMOM5 mths ago
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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
- 5 mths ago
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- MXMOM5 mths ago
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Dark Theme!
Thank you thank you thank you! (Did I say thank you?) Thank you!
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- saish_dawg
- 5 mths ago
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- Saish Dawg5 mths 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
- 8 mths ago
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- Vibrant5 mths 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
- 5 mths ago
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- dakinemaui5 mths 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
- 1 yr ago
- 9 replies
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- Wei1 yr 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
- 5 mths ago
- 7 replies
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- NicoleYNAB Support5 mths 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).…
- Talitha Koum
- talitha_koum
- 6 mths ago
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- malmomma5 mths ago
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Looking to Build Credit as International Student
Hi guys, Posting cause I wanted to get some advice. I'm will be a freshmen this fall at a school in LA (although probably online) and want to start building my credit early because I know it is…
- Orange Network
- Orange_Network.9
- 6 mths ago
- 2 replies
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