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Job Ideas for the Month of October
Hi everyone! So I'm in a little bit of a situation. My boss told me this week that everyone in the office will be employed through September but we will all be out of work for the month of October…
- Kate
- Joyful Technical Writer 🌴
- sweet_sunshine
- 5 mths ago
- 28 replies
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- Aquamarine Zebra1 mth ago
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add expenses that will be paid back?
Hello, I would like to know whether you add transactions that are paid back later. For example: - Here in Belgium I pay 25 euro each doctor's visit but later I get 18 euro back (social security).…
- Charlotte
- Khaki_Saxophone.3
- 1 mth ago
- 3 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Turning off auto-categorization of new transactions?
Hi, all, I'm overall a happy user of YNAB -- but the only way YNAB makes me seriously unhappy is by auto-categorizing newly imported transactions. I find it more confusing than helpful,…
- Philip
- pmw
- 6 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- Tan Gazelle1 mth ago
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What (in your opinion) is your weirdest/most unique budget category?
I thought of this question last night as I was adding a "$2 Bill" line to my Savings category. I end up with $2 bills more frequently than expected; I don't like to spend them,…
- powerwordbudget
- 4th Level Budget Wizard
- powerwordbudget
- 1 yr ago
- 36 replies
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- pepperpat1 mth ago
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Archive Tracking Accounts
Does anyone have a best practice about archiving accounts that we are tracking? I know that budget accounts can be closed once they have a zero dollar balance,…
- CNorris
- Orange_Pony.2
- 1 mth ago
- 2 replies
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- CNorris1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
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…
- Pink Unicorn
- Pink_Unicorn.6
- 1 mth ago
- 17 replies
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- Patzer1 mth ago
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Can’t import files from Capital One
I’ve tried everything and keep getting this warning
- Pamela
- Slate_Gray_Vacuum.2
- 1 mth ago
- 1 reply
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- mamster1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
How to keep Christmas a surprise when you and your spouse both use YNAB?
Hi there! How do you keep Christmas gifts a secret and still make sure you're staying on budget? I don't want my spouse to see the transactions listed in YNAB,…
- Maroon Tiger
- Maroon_Tiger.2
- 1 mth ago
- 4 replies
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- DnA1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Chrome Toolkit for YNAB
Game Changer! If you want to control more about how YNAB functions for you, use the Chrome web browser to install the YNAB Toolkit. Go to https://Chrome.google.…
- loonsy
- loonsy
- 1 yr ago
- 56 replies
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- Salmon Viper1 mth ago
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Quick Budget - Quick Question
Just wondered if there is an easy way to set the available budget to the average spent taking into account under under spending from the previous month?…
- iwaddo
- iwaddo77
- 1 mth ago
- 14 replies
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- iwaddo1 mth ago
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Any Thoughts For Not Getting Trapped Into Retail Therapy?
Afternoon all, I am day 2 into what could be 18+ weeks of basically bed rest. Already going stir crazy, surfing Amazon and E-Bay just looking at weird stuff,…
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- Tomato_Mask_05bd62cee89
- 1 mth ago
- 12 replies
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- Ruff16965 (05bd62cee897)1 mth ago
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Exporting notes
Is there a way to export notes? I am using my notes to keep track of what I think expenses will be with line items I am saving for. For example, saving for vacation and estimating a plane ticket,…
- Magenta Panther
- Magenta_Panther.6
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Veronica at YNABYNAB Support1 mth ago
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Reimbursements :(/:)
I keep trying to like NYNAB. I even bought it so I could learn to like it. But this month I can't help but hate it. I am $600 in the red all because I took a trip last month and spent $1600.…
- boodles8
- boodles8
- 7 mths ago
- 16 replies
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- nolesrule2 mths ago
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Planning around big changes
My wife and I have moved around a fair bit, and each time we do, we end up needing to make major changes to our usual budget. For example, last year we moved across town,…
- Forest Green Viper
- Forest_Green_Viper.1
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Patzer2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
How do you use flags
So I wanted to get some ideas from other YNAB users about flags. I can't think of anything to use them for so how do you all use flags on your transactions?
- Coral Battery
- Coral_Battery.2
- 2 mths ago
- 12 replies
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- lindsay_g2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Scheduling a Gift Subscription?
Hello everyone! As with many folks, I have nothing but praise for the incredible application and service that YNAB offers. I have not been using it for too long yet,…
- Neill Robson
- Student
- Gold_Motherboard.3
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 229
- Neill Robson2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Home Remodel Loan
Been using YNAB for about a year and love it! We recently took out a home equity loan to do some remodeling and I'm looking for some guidance on how to track/categorize it in YNAB.…
- Magenta Horn
- Magenta_Horn.6
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- WordTenor2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
How much do you spend on food?
I feel our food( not eating out) expense for 2 people in Northern California is just too high we spend about $700 per month. This is not shopping at high-end stores this is purchasing from Wal-Mart…
- Vicki B.
- Vicki_B
- 2 mths ago
- 20 replies
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- Forest Green Falcon2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
A Little Nonsense...
Hey All, New to the forums but have been using YNAB for close to 2 years even though I backslid for a bit. I am back in action now though and so happy to be budgeting again.…
- Mike Price
- Go Spurs Go!
- 210mike
- 2 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 152
- Mike Price2 mths ago
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Need to find the discrepancy?.......Look for the RED color in your Budget Categories
I entered all my transactions and just couldn't figure where this erroneous negative working balance was coming from. I scrolled down in my transactions and did not see what mistake I made.…
- RAH
- 💰Trust your budget!
- Rah.1
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 283
- jenmas2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Reporting from YNAB
I know I am not supposed to be overly concerned with reporting, more about budgeting error pound but I want to do some analysis and reporting in Excel or Numbers.…
- iwaddo
- iwaddo77
- 2 mths ago
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If you’re struggling with YNAB this video is LIFESAVING!!
Nick True is a YNAB fanboy for sure! This video was life changing for me (in a good way). I learned SO much in 35 minutes. Keep in mind I have been using the old YNAB for years and am learning the…
- frugal-one
- Single and Enjoying the FIRE
- frugalone
- 4 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- Sea Green General2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Multiple currencies made simple: YNAB + TOSHL
TL;DR: I made an excel macro to convert TOSHL csv output into YNAB input with one click. I'm an American who lives overseas. All my budgeting is in $$ b/c that's what I'm paid in,…
- Maroon Violin
- Maroon_Violin.1
- 7 mths ago
- 12 replies
- 863
- Maroon Violin2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
It's been great, long time user. nYnab just isn't doing it for me.
I've given nYnab a solid year evaluation. With ynab's decision to axe the "red arrow" a number of other products are starting to surface to fill the void.…
- Blue Yeti
- JasonGrant15
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 311
- Blue Yeti2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Can I filter on 'This needs a category'?
Hi, does anyone know of a way to filter an account register by 'This needs a category' which is shown when a transaction does not have a category and waiting for one to be added?…
- iwaddo
- iwaddo77
- 2 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- iwaddo2 mths ago
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