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Budgeting while Backpacking
Hi there! I've been using for almost two years but I've always struggled on how to budget while on vacation. I've budgeted before while on vacation but this time is a bit more complicated.…
- Green Boa
- Green_Boa.9
- 3 wk ago
- 11 replies
- 115
- jenmas3 wk ago
- Travel
Foreign currencies; still not ideal
Another trip, this time to West Africa. As before when I traveled, I set up a new budget to handle Nigerian naira. It worked to keep track of my cash and spending, but there were two major drawbacks:…
- doctor_who
- Silver_Boa
- 1 yr ago
- 8 replies
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- Emanuel Borsboom1 mth ago
- Travel
Aspen Trip
I have categories for fuel, groceries, entertainment etc. etc. I also have a vacation category. My question is, when I buy gas during the vacation should I post it to fuel or vacation category?
- Spring Green Tiger
- Spring_Green_Tiger
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- Jenni2 mths ago
- Travel
First vacation using YNAB...confused about how to enter it
My brain can't make this make sense...hopefully someone on here can help me think this through? I started YNAB in the beginning of August. My husband and I went to Peru for 2 weeks (got back Sunday)…
- Salmon Memory
- Salmon_Memory.2
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 141
- Salmon Memory2 mths ago
- Travel
Having trouble with my Disney fund.
Hello! I am new to YNAB and I owe $800 for a Disney trip that I need to pay off in September. I set a target category balance by date of $800 due in Sept,…
- Nikki W
- Nikki did it.
- Orchid_Inspector.9
- 3 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 93
- Wickels3 mths ago
- Travel
Budgeting for Multiple Vacations
YNAB newbie here! So far, I feel like this is the answer to my budgeting dreams! I love how granular I can be in my categories. But - vacation has stumped me.…
- Kristi Turner
- Have Camera, Will Travel
- adayinthelight
- 4 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 221
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- Kristi Turner4 mths ago
- Travel
Tracking expenses for an upcoming holiday trip
Hello, I have a goal of 1000 Euros by end of July which is 80% and will be 100% competed on my next pay check this coming month end. However I need to still make some bookings (flights/hotels etc)…
- Anubhav
- the software guy
- neo1691
- 5 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 135
- eloquentz5 mths ago
- Travel
Babymoon Destinations
Hi YNABers, Not directly related to the budget, but I'd love to hear suggestions for babymoon locations. We're planning on taking one in January and are hoping to go somewhere warm and zika free.…
- Yertle
- Yertle
- 1 yr ago
- 9 replies
- 663
- Sea Green Beat6 mths ago
- Travel
Travelling to the UK in April.
quite new to YNAB, not even a month in. I am travelling to the UK for a vacation and wondering how i should handle tracking my expenses as everything will be in a foreign currency (Pounds and Euros).…
- CDN knitter
- Lavender_Chef.6
- 9 mths ago
- 12 replies
- 172
- NicoleYNAB Support7 mths ago
- Travel
Trip to Uk
Ok, I have my finances under control. Thank you ynab. Now I am going to the UK in October/November 2019. The tickets are brought without using credit, and now I am building up my spending money…
- Steel Blue Boat
- Steel_Blue_Beat.3
- 8 mths ago
- 19 replies
- 183
- CDN knitter7 mths ago
- Travel
How can I even?
My best friend moved to Ireland 2 years ago. I'm in .au I have 1 income, 1 mortgage, 1 partner, and 2 kids. How the heck do I even consider getting enough cash together to fund flights across the…
- The Late Heavy Bombardment
- Somewhere between Sol and dinosaurs
- slightly_better
- 7 mths ago
- 17 replies
- 315
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- adriana017 mths ago
- Travel
I am Canadian and want to be able to access my YNAB account during my frequent trips to Asia. Does anyone know if YNAB is accessible in Asia
- Tomato General
- Tomato_General.3
- 9 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 84
- WordTenor9 mths ago
- Travel
12 month world trip
So, I'm basically packing up my whole life and travelling the world for a year. Has anyone used ynab to manage their finances while backpacking? I want to make my money stretch as far as it can and…
- Cyan Mare (ce737379ade7)
- Cyan_Mare_ce737379ade7
- 2 yrs ago
- 14 replies
- 2,840
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- Stephannie Baker9 mths ago
- Travel
Budgeting for a trip
Hi everyone, I'm planning for a trip to LA next month and I'm not sure of the best way to utilize YNAB... I have an amount in mind that I would like to budget for the entire trip, which is $1,000.…
- Colleen Cirocco
- colleencirocco
- 9 mths ago
- 7 replies
- 295
- adriana019 mths ago
- Travel
Tracking foreign currency used for expenses
Currently within YNAB when buying food, travel e.t.c which I later expense to my company I just have a specific category for that which I allocate that expense to and then when I receive money from…
- Aquamarine Mare
- Aquamarine_Mare.3
- 10 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 185
- Moohouse10 mths ago
- Travel
Other Currencies
I travel some, and when I do, I find it's much harder to keep track of my spending on YNAB. Travel upends my usual habits, and dealing with less familiar currencies makes it much harder to keep…
- Lavender Commander
- Lavender_Commander.2
- 11 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 331
- lindsay_g11 mths ago
- Travel
Handling two budgets between two currencies with shared accounts?
Hi! I've just started using YNAB because I have a hard time keeping track of my funds (which are meager, to say the least) :). It seems really comprehensive and smart,…
- Spring Green Display
- Spring_Green_Display.1
- 11 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 255
- Formal Dribble11 mths ago
- Travel
Questions about using YNAB with multiple currencies
Hi! My home country and primary budget is in USD. I'll be traveling to Brazil for a week. Here is the best way to handle this, as I understand from this forum and the excellent YNAB subreddit:…
- doctor_who
- Silver_Boa
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 2,425
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- IT_Prof1 yr ago
- Travel
Planning a two month budget with two currencies
Hello. In two weeks I will be spending two months in UK (Pounds) but I have my budget in Mexican Pesos. I am planning to keep the money in my debit card and maybe I will use sometimes my credit card.…
- Kmepu
- Consultant
- Cyan_Piccolo
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
- 620
- FanessYNAB Support1 yr ago
- Travel
Planning For A Road Trip
Evening Fellow YNABer's, Might have a road trip in my future that is going to totally blow my budget, if it happens as fast as it looks like it might, considering it is attached with moving halfway…
- Ruff16965 (05bd62cee897)
- Tomato_Mask_05bd62cee89
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
- 634
- Hagermaniac1 yr ago
- Travel
Eating Out and Tipping in NYC
We are planning a family trip to New York later this spring (Yay!). We're coming from Europe so this is a long haul trip for us and we're very excited.…
- voyager
- voyager
- 1 yr ago
- 10 replies
- 1,570
- JoeDid1 yr ago
- Travel
Pack Up and Go
My husband has recently, to my utter delight, become enthralled with the idea of weekend getaways. You know, now that we've been married six years and have preschoolers.…
- slightlysmall
- slightlysmall
- 1 yr ago
- 11 replies
- 2,022
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- Rowena1 yr ago
- Travel
Budgeting for the unknown
So I know eventually, I will want a holiday, and not just a holiday where I can see my girlfriend up the line. I wanna take her somewhere, but how do you get with budgeting when you don't know where…
- Jonathan Stapley
- Tan_Battery_4de8fe56e75
- 2 yrs ago
- 17 replies
- 1,994
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- Cadet Blue Nomad1 yr ago
- Travel
Cost of living in south carolina
Hi, im new to this forum and have been using ynab for 6 months. Im interested in talking to any forum members from south carolina about cost of living there.
- Maroon Lion
- Maroon_Lion.2
- 1 yr ago
- 8 replies
- 1,874
- Maroon Lion1 yr ago
- Travel

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