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Even my goals have goals!
Hello everyone, I recently started a Wish List, and while most of the items on it were one-time purchases to save toward (new mattress, tattoo, etc), I also have a few things that would be monthly…
- Aquamarine Thunder
- Aquamarine_Thunder.5
- 6 mths ago
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- dakinemaui6 mths ago
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Making notes in the Budget
Is there a place to put notes in your budget for the current or future months? For example, a specific thought that I want to revisit or marinate on as I'm considering my spending priorities for the…
- Silver Router
- Silver_Router.12
- 6 mths ago
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- Silver Router6 mths ago
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Is it possible to keep a ledger of when / how much money is moved from bucket to bucket
In my budget, we keep unspecified savings goals in large buckets such as Medium term, Short term, and Long term savings. These are for things where we know we will spend but haven't prioritized the…
- Silver Pegasus
- Silver_Pegasus.12
- 7 mths ago
- 63 replies
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- Cirrus6 mths ago
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FREE Canadian Financial Summit (online October 14-17)
https://canadianfinancialsummit.com Some of the best financial resources in Canada including bloggers like Milliondollarjourney and Podcasts Build Wealth Canada.…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 6 mths ago
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Maybe a dumb question, but how do I budget for mortgage?
Basically, it's our largest bill, and takes most of a full paycheck (if it's my spouses payday) or half of mine. Most of our bills are due in the first two weeks of the month.…
- Silver Mare
- Silver_Mare.11
- 6 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- nolesrule6 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,…
- Pink Transistor
- Pink_Transistor.5
- 7 mths ago
- 8 replies
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- FanessYNAB Team7 mths ago
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Reminder. - YNAB free for one year for college/university students
https://www.youneedabudget.com/college/
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 7 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Pixel spender7 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.…
- Richard Holland
- dickydutch
- 7 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- MXMOM7 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…
- Pink Unicorn
- Pink_Unicorn.6
- 2 yrs ago
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- nolesrule7 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
- 11 mths ago
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- Mx Emmin7 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…
- Slate Gray Leopard
- Slate_Gray_Leopard.1
- 2 yrs ago
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- Aquamarine Crab7 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…
- Tomato Clarinet
- Tomato_Clarinet.7
- 7 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…
- Aquamarine Transistor
- Aquamarine_Transistor.8
- 1 yr ago
- 16 replies
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- NicoleYNAB Support7 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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- StickToThis7 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
- 7 mths ago
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- nolesrule7 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?
- Purple Vacuum
- Purple_Vacuum.5
- 1 yr ago
- 11 replies
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- FanessYNAB Team7 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
- 1 yr ago
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- Beige Mill7 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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- ynaber26137 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:…
- dakinemaui
- dakinemaui
- 1 yr ago
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- KnitPurlKnit7 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,…
- Sky Blue Harp
- Sky_Blue_Harp.2
- 7 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Sky Blue Harp7 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.…
- Pale Tiger
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- Tan_Tiger.4
- 8 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- MXMOM8 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
- 8 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- MXMOM8 mths ago
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Dark Theme!
Thank you thank you thank you! (Did I say thank you?) Thank you!
- Saish Dawg
- saish_dawg
- 8 mths ago
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- Saish Dawg8 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…
- Peripherie
- Tomato_Captain.11
- 11 mths ago
- 76 replies
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- Vibrant8 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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