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Color change
How come the green highlights in the column for "money available" in the Budget section are faded almost to grey? Is it just me or have the developers been playing with color formatting?…
- Molly McGuire
- Lemon
- 2 mths ago
- 5 replies
- 175
- 2
- FanessYNAB Support1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Color Change Workaround for Chrome
This was posted in another thread by @Isaac C. so Isaac gets all the credit. I wanted to make it easier to find and make sure everyone saw this since it was buried in that thread.…
- Chris M
- cmac0351
- 2 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 116
- 4
- FanessYNAB Support1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
What do you use payee for?
I pretty much always leave the Payee field empty when entering transactions since I don't see any use for it, but I am sure there must be a reason it's there, I just don't know it yet.…
- Maurycy Zarzycki
- Programmer
- maurycy
- 1 mth ago
- 55 replies
- 486
- Voracious Reader1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
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
- 1 mth ago
- 1 reply
- 24
- NicoleYNAB Support1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Reports don't fit screen
Im finding that the the pie charts sit down toward the bottom of the screen page cutting off large portions from view. The spreadsheets also tend to run off the screen to the right and theres no way…
- Molly McGuire
- Lemon
- 2 mths ago
- 16 replies
- 105
- NicoleYNAB Support1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Yet another credit card question
I hope I can state my issue clearly and that people responding can use simple sentences. For some reason I quickly get lost when people starting talking assets, debits, linked accounts, etc.…
- Danny B.
- Blue_Sander
- 1 mth ago
- 4 replies
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- satcook1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Anyone from Nigeria using YNAB please?
I have seen the videos but I still do not understand how to connect my master card to the app.
- Silver Piccolo
- Silver_Piccolo.8
- 1 mth ago
- 5 replies
- 59
- Silver Piccolo1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Help: Hit buttons under Quick Budget and messed everything up!
I am new to YNAB and have been working hard this month getting everything set up and keeping up with all my transactions. I had "To Be Budgeted" at 0. I didn't know what the Quick Budget stuff was…
- Tan Nomad
- Tan_Nomad.4
- 2 mths ago
- 8 replies
- 115
- Rick1 mth ago
- Tips & Tricks
Cashback websites
So I just wanted to make a small post here about cashback websites, I couldn't see a rules page, but I just thought it would help out. However, the websites linked I know work in the UK,…
- Jonathan Stapley
- Tan_Battery_4de8fe56e75
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 1,209
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- nisnwot1 yr ago
- Tips & Tricks
Dutch bank import tool
Hi! Years ago I started using YNAB. However, I got frustrated importing the CSV from my bank manually. That is why I created YNAB going Dutch. YNABGoingDutch automatically recognizes your (Dutch)…
- Daniel
- danielhaitink
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 17
- 1
- NicoleYNAB Support2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
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?
- Purple Vacuum
- Purple_Vacuum.5
- 2 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 184
- 3
- LaRouche2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Budgeting for annual or one time expenses
I've been using YNAB for a few months now and it has really improved my ability to manage my money. However, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to use the software to account for one time…
- D Thomas
- dthomas929
- 4 mths ago
- 7 replies
- 545
- monkeyhanger2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Laundry Detergent (or is it soap)
Let's keep this a clean conversation, but puns are welcome. Recently I had to switch to a high efficiency clothes washer requires high efficiency (HE) detergent.…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 5 mths ago
- 23 replies
- 238
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- Joanne Jones2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Learning a category?
When uploading my transactions I am categorizing but YNAB doesn't seem to be able to learn the category once entered. Anybody know how that works? Thanks-
- Coral Admiral
- Coral_Admiral.5
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 78
- FanessYNAB Support2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Tips for commuting/transportation costs for the car-less?
Hello all, new hear to this forum so thank you so much for this! I'm redoing my budget, and one of the areas I decided to experiment with in cutting costs is with commuter costs/transportation.…
- Tomato Barnacle
- Tomato_Barnacle.7
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 57
- Slate Blue Pilot2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Anticipating budget results for the next month
I'm still having difficulty determining what my anticipated income and expenses are for the next month. I've scheduled all known transactions so I can get a sense of what I'll expect to spend the…
- Billy Clark
- billygovols
- 2 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 185
- Billy Clark2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
One off payment coming in... what to do with it?
Hello, Less YNAB specific and more money sense needed please! I'm a complete YNAB newbie and tbh even though I've kept track of my out goings for years - I've never actually budgeted for anything…
- Ruthie Toothie
- Tentative but determined!
- Ruthie_toothie_080
- 2 mths ago
- 15 replies
- 202
- Ruthie Toothie2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
How can I reconcile a future transaction?
I have been a YNAB user for many years. I seem to recall that the pre-web software would allow future dated transactions to be in the register and reconciled,…
- Sea Green Transistor
- Sea_Green_Transistor
- 2 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 105
- Sea Green Transistor2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
I reverse engineered the Age of Money calculation
Hi, I read the description but I had a hard time figuring out exactly which transactions applied to the Age of Money calculation or how the number was likely to change in the future.…
- Kevin Burke
- Salmon_Door.5
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 147
- 1
- Patzer2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Tips and purchase coming in as 2 separate charges
We started using a grocery deliver services. The way the handle the bill is they charge 1 amount for the purchase, usually about $10 more than what the purchase is (I think to cover incase you…
- Cyan Wrench
- Cyan_Wrench.6
- 2 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 76
- adriana012 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Budgeted...
Hi everyone, the budgeted amount we want to set for each month does not carry over, meaning each month we have to re-enter what we want our budget to be.…
- Beige Tape
- Beige_Tape.4
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 89
- FanessYNAB Support2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
How long until you've got this running smoothly?
I'm a relatively new at YNAB- how long until you get this running smoothly? I'm starting my 3rd month and still not feeling confident even with the videos and all the help provided.…
- Blue Falcon
- Blue_Falcon.8
- 2 mths ago
- 7 replies
- 131
- Superbone2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
How much do we spend per day?
I'm interested in how much we spend per day on average over a year. I don't see anything like that readily available but I'm sure that's because it's more academic than practical...…
- Billy Clark
- billygovols
- 2 mths ago
- 10 replies
- 139
- 1
- bevocat2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Variable expenses: What techniques do you employ to stick to subjective budget category goals ie: groceries, fun money, dining out etc.?
So I'm about a month into YNAB and really enjoying the software and methodology. I have a good handle on how to approach most set monthly true expenses ie: rent, phone bill etc.…
- Aquamarine Wizard
- Aquamarine_Wizard.2
- 2 mths ago
- 21 replies
- 349
- 3
- Technicolor Cheetah2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
Lost control, should I start fresh or reconcile?
Over the past couple of weeks I fell off the wagon and stopped tracking. My banks are not linked so its a lot of effort to now go in and manually add all the transactions.…
- Aquamarine Wildcat
- Aquamarine_Wildcat.3
- 2 mths ago
- 7 replies
- 118
- Peter2 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks

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