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- The Artist Formerly Known As
- Reformed natural spender
- formerly_Purple_Panther
- 1 yr ago
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- The Artist Formerly Known As9 mths ago
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$82k Swing in Net Worth
So in Sept 2019 we had $27k in credit card debt, as my spouse began a new full-time university job after completing her doctorate. Since that time, we've paid off the entire debt,…
- Rambling Guy
- rambling_guy
- 9 mths ago
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- The Artist Formerly Known As9 mths ago
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Two Huge Wins!
It finally feels safe to say this: I am a full month ahead! It has been three long years (almost exactly), and we have finally made it to this point of living off of our last month of income.…
- Tobias
- Toviathan
- 10 mths ago
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- Tobias9 mths ago
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An aesthetic win still counts, right?
I just wanted to share, since I am VERY proud of myself and spent a couple hours working on it, that I have added emojis to my budget for the first time.…
- Aquamarine Thunder
- Aquamarine_Thunder.5
- 10 mths ago
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- MatthewYNAB Support10 mths ago
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I don't hate budgeting anymore
I have been following Dave Ramsey for over a decade. A lot of his advice resonates with me, but I have never been able to stick to his Baby Steps plan because it is so rigid and "life" kept…
- Family Brain
- wife, mama, employee
- family_brain_2020
- 1 yr ago
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- Superbone10 mths ago
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One week in and going better this time
We tried YNAB many, many years ago, but we just played the Rule 3 game all the time and didn’t really get the system. After years of unconscious spending,…
- Mel Ushikubo
- Creative professional
- Japanmel
- 1 yr ago
- 5 replies
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- CoachVega21410 mths ago
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I did a thing today!
I paid off my car 22 months early! I've been consistently using YNAB for about 1 year, and it's helped me rebuild my EF and then pay my car off early. Feeling pretty proud right now.…
- Orange Transistor
- Orange_Transistor.6
- 10 mths ago
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- MXMOM10 mths ago
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Budgeted the entire month...before it even started!
I meant to post this last month when it happened for the very first time in our 29 year marriage, but I forgot. We budgeted our entire month's bills before the month even started!…
- TeamTJ
- TeamTJ
- 11 mths ago
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- Powder Blue Pony11 mths ago
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Never Overdrafted Again AYNAB
AYNAB = After YNAB Before YNAB, before I knew how to budget, my ex-wife and I had regular overdrafts which resulted in overdrafting fees. Maybe not every month but if I remember right,…
- Superbone
- YNAB convert since 2008
- Superbone
- 11 mths ago
- 7 replies
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- Violet Rain11 mths ago
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Learning How To Budget
I was never taught how to budget. It is so excited to see where ever dollar goes and I can control it. Before I felt like it was a crapshoot as to whether or not I would have money to pay the bills.
- Sky Blue Horn
- Sky_Blue_Horn.11
- 11 mths ago
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- PhysicsGal11 mths ago
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Unexpected bonus
Literally, it was unexpected... I knew that this month the second semi-annual bonus was due at work. We haven't done HORRIBLY as a company, some divisions better than others,…
- Bruce
- Software Engineer
- Bruce
- 11 mths ago
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- MadDog11 mths ago
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Fully funded month for the first time EVER!
It's the first week of August, and for the first time, I am fully funded for the rest of the month. That includes monthly bills, true expenses, savings contributions...EVERYTHING.…
- Violet Rain
- ElectroNecroMancer
- Violet_Rain.3
- 11 mths ago
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- JollyB11 mths ago
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Cash in the bank
We are redoing our stairs and hubby went to order the treads and they had a pay in cash discount so hubby went to the bank AND WITHDREW $700 CASH without fear of me freaking out that some bill…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 11 mths ago
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- Superbone11 mths ago
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Lessons From My First 30 Days With YNAB
I started YNAB 34 days ago, and I've become a little obsessed with waiting for payday (in a good way!) Before this, I was paycheck to paycheck, and more often than not I would have to get into debt…
- Alice Blue Mixer
- Alice_Blue_Mixer.11
- 1 yr ago
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- Yes I can11 mths ago
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No interest charge!
Hi there, I am part of the Debt Snowball Challenge but wanted to share this win here as well. We have an clear plan this year for paying down debt and getting it gone.…
- MadDog
- Navy_Blue_Pegasus.2
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
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- MadDog11 mths ago
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2-Year YNAB-versary
Hello, It's my 2-year YNAB-versary. While budgeting has become routine, the benefits of YNAB are still astounding to me. In two years: My (small) net worth has doubled.…
- Danny C
- RN
- Sea_Green_Wizard
- 1 yr ago
- 16 replies
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- Superbone1 yr ago
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pending transactions
I'm new to YNAB. What I'm finding frustrating the handling pending transactions. My transactions are pending on my credit card for about three days. Since they are not in YNAB,…
- Julie H
- Steel_Blue_Hammerhead.18
- 1 yr ago
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- Julie H1 yr ago
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New and learning
New user here. I am using various YNAB teaching tools (YouTube, FaceBook, YNAB workshops, videos, and written tutorials), to set up my categories, budget (including goals),…
- Doin' Well
- Doing_Well
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
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- Doin' Well1 yr ago
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Bye MS Money - It's been a good ride
I've been using so-called "personal finance software" for years -- decades, actually. Early on, there was Quicken. It had annoying compatibility problems (Mac vs Windows),…
- Walrus 44
- Getting the Hang of it
- walrus44
- 1 yr ago
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- JollyB1 yr ago
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Gaining Control of CC
So we pay off our credit card each month (never have paid interest since we owned it). However, we never really kept good track of our spending. We have used other means to have a budget (excel,…
- Sea Green Android
- Sea_Green_Android.4
- 1 yr ago
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- MatthewYNAB Support1 yr ago
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YNAB budget and Murphy's Law - Anyone else relate?
Had been saving up an EF prior to settling on YNAB as a budgeting tool to step up our goals/planning this year and February is our first YNAB budge month (most of January and up until this week…
- Indebted_Dude
- indebted_dude
- 1 yr ago
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- Violet Rain1 yr ago
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YNAB Win
I discovered YNAB when searching youtube how to pay off debt. A budget? But I've been budgeting and it doesn't help. I used a spreadsheet in excel to decide how much we could spend for the whole…
- Jessie Madden
- Over Spending is my middle name
- Jessie_Madden45
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
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- Jessie Madden1 yr ago
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How did you celebrate being Debt Free?
I wasnt sure if this belonged in YNAB Wins, Debt, or Fun Money... I started the thread in YNAB Wins but open to it being moved if need be 😊 So I expect to become debt free by the end of July!…
- Mx Emmin
- Orchid_Banjo.5
- 1 yr ago
- 21 replies
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- Foos Roos1 yr ago
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Age of Money is 31 Days!
It's taken us about seven months since using the app, but we finally did it - 31 days!
- Purple Saxophone
- Purple_Saxophone.9
- 1 yr ago
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- NicoleYNAB Support1 yr ago
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Smart App indeed!
Smart App indeed! I was looking for something like this for a while. I’m still learning the YNAB way and I combined the live sessions with videos from the website (Great Help!).…
- Slate Blue Harp
- PMP certified with over 12 years of experience
- Slate_Blue_Harp.9
- 1 yr ago
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- FanessYNAB Team1 yr ago
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