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I funded next month with today's pay!
Technically it's cheating as it's my last pay of April but with the $400 I had leftover from this month, I covered all necessary categories for May! That includes unexpected costs,…
- dangerosity
- Aquamarine_Piranha.9
- 3 mths ago
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- Superbone3 mths ago
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Rolled with the punches: birthday weekend
This weekend, life threw us a curveball. My partner’s daughter had a birthday, and long story short, her mother cooked up a scheme to plan a birthday party on our weekend with the kids,…
- Gold Pilot
- Gold_Pilot.4
- 5 mths ago
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- dangerosity3 mths ago
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I just downloaded YNAB, and I love it!
I have a clear vision of my money and it feels so good to see where my money is going! I knew exactly how much to spend on groceries and even got a new top because I knew I had money for it!…
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- Navy_Blue_Cartridge.9
- 3 mths ago
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- NicoleYNAB Support3 mths ago
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I bought something!
I wanted to purchase something for myself and actually had money in my "blow money" category to buy it with. Without guilt. Without worry. Without needing my husband to validate my decision.…
- Christina Slachter
- Teacher
- Green_Harp.11
- 3 mths ago
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- farfromtheusual3 mths ago
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Soooo DAMN CLOSE!!
Yesterday I was at 29 days Age of Money....today I'm at 23......SO close!!!! I know this is still a win, but DAMN!! You know? LOL.
- Stacy C
- nursepower
- 3 mths ago
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- Peripherie3 mths ago
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YNAB win!
Budgeted for the first part of May today - first time I've budgeted into the next month! Age of $ has gone from 7 days to 25 days and I've only been using a few months.…
- Laurie R
- Pink_Falafel.9
- 3 mths ago
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- Laurie R3 mths ago
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Wow! I'm so all of a sudden aware of where my money is going!
We only started YNAB a week ago and it's been a HUGE eye opener. I feel like my win is that I realize how much money we actually need for "real life". Now I'm pausing before making any purchase to…
- Angie C.
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- angie
- 3 mths ago
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- NicoleYNAB Support3 mths ago
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Tell me what I don't know, YNAB
THANX to the always excellent YNAB support. I learned something about myself. I have always looked at saving & paying down debt as pretty much the same thing.…
- Forest Green Wildebeest
- Just as confused as you
- Forest_Green_Wildebeest.7
- 3 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Forest Green Wildebeest3 mths ago
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It was not easy at first, but I have leveled up my life with YNAB
I have been using YNAB for six months now and I am getting pretty good at it. It has already forced several good habits on me such as saving for large purchases before buying even when I buy…
- jacobacro
- When you budget you tell your money where to go. When you do not budget you wonder where it went.
- Cornflower_Blue_Cleric.5
- 3 mths ago
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- jacobacro3 mths ago
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Outgrown YNAB?
I have used YNAB for several years now, and it has changed everything about my life. I manage finances for my household and I really don't understand what I was doing before YNAB.…
- goose61282
- goose61282
- 3 mths ago
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- Superbone3 mths ago
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Closed 21 Accounts!
Twelve days into YNAB and we've simplified big time! We closed one checking account and eighteen savings accounts and ended our relationship with two different financial institutions!…
- Cory and Carrie
- cory_carrie
- 3 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- ynaber26133 mths ago
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First YNAB win!
Been using YNAB for a while, but after finally embracing my true expenses, I had my first YNAB win! Yesterday, my dog needed an emergency Vet visit (she'll be ok).…
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- Orange_Transistor.6
- 4 mths ago
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- NicoleYNAB Support4 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
Feels good
First full month with YNAB completed. Those dollar bills are aged 18 days so far. End-of-month wrap-up is done. Ready for April 1. Coincidentally also payday, the most fun YNAB day of the ...…
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- ravenclaw
- 4 mths ago
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- MatthewYNAB Support4 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
Can you do more with this stimulus check?
I know so many people who are struggling immensely because of the financial impacts of COVID-19. Thankfully, my husband and I are not. With the House passing and President signing a stimulus package,…
- atoznewlyweds
- atoznewlyweds
- 4 mths ago
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- Superbone4 mths ago
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Success Stories: Budgeting with Someone Else
Many of us have found ourselves in a relationship with someone that isn’t 100% sold on the excitement of budgeting—a partner, roommate, family member, spouse—at first.…
- NicoleYNAB Support
- nicole_ynab
- 5 mths ago
- 25 replies
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- NicoleYNAB Support4 mths ago
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Time is money
We’ve been budgeting with pen and paper and actual dollar bills for years, and YNAB saved us so much time! We would literally spend hours every time we sat down for a budget meeting.…
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- Silver_Camera.5
- 5 mths ago
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- Silver Camera5 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
thank you for adding the running balance feature
Thank you, thank you, thank you for adding the running balance feature. This is a feature that I needed to help plan future cash flow in my various accounts.…
- Purple Captain
- Purple_Captain.5
- 6 mths ago
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- JoeDid5 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
I needed a Budget...
Exactly a year ago today I started my YNAB Journey. I remember it well. I was sitting at my desk, in the middle of February feeling completely out of control with my money.…
- Turquoise Major
- Turquoise_Major.5
- 5 mths ago
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- Turquoise Major5 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
I have 2!
1) watching the credit card (that I cut up in December) balance drop almost $330. Could be more, but some of my money is going towards a vacation. 2) being able to age my tax return into March…
- Pink Mainframe
- Pink_Mainframe.8
- 5 mths ago
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Two Months with YNAB - started an RRSP and saved $650!!
I started budgeting a loooooooong time ago with just a notebook and all my rumpled receipts. A few years later I graduated to my own spreadsheet. This worked fine for a long time,…
- G. G.
- Glittering_giraffe
- 5 mths ago
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YNAB and Reconciling Reality.
I'm just over 6 months into using YNAB and it's been a huge game changer. It's taken a huge amount of guilt out of money usage and has made managing my money far less stressful (even... FUN...).…
- sgard
- sgard
- 8 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- Cirrus5 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
Budgeting like a boss!! 😃🙌🏻
Got myself all set up... been busy, so chunking things. Created groups and categories, added accounts, then linked accounts, and then put my dollars to work!…
- Magenta Router
- Magenta_Router.4
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support5 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
Took a big hit at the casino - roll with it
Wanted to share this experience as example of the Roll with it approach of YNAB. Due to poor judgement on our part, we lost more money than we intended at a casino this weekend.…
- Daily Impressions
- YNABer since Jan 2020
- daily_impressions
- 5 mths ago
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- FanessYNAB Support5 mths ago
- YNAB Wins
I'm so excited about budgeting I don't know where to begin!
I wish I had this app 25 years ago...I'd be a millionaire by now! Lol Still, anyone can start getting their finances in "real" order at any age with YNAB.…
- Tomato Admiral
- Tomato_Admiral.6
- 6 mths ago
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- PhysicsGal5 mths ago
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Some YNAB wins so far for a new user.
Hi, all. I started budgeting with YNAB since Jan. 31st. It has been just over a week since then, and I can definitely say that my life has never been the same.…
- Chi V.
- lifelong learner!
- chiisana
- 5 mths ago
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- MatthewYNAB Support5 mths ago
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