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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge @atoznewlyweds June update (because things aren't going to change in the next couple of days) I'm feeling a bit insecure about our budget now that I'm not getting paid every week.…
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- 2 wk ago
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Days of Buffering Gone
Has anyone using the Toolkit lost Days of Buffering? I also used to be able to hover over Age of Money and it would tell me the date. I checked through all of the Toolkit settings and couldn't find…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge @atoznewlyweds I got furloughed in May, so we've stopped funding our Job Loss category. I am getting unemployment which more than covers what I was making previously but I've heard the extra $600…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Need some help getting started with budgeting I found that using YNAB requires a mindset shift. We all had our own ways of budgeting beforehand and I know that it took me some time to wrap my head around how YNAB thinks about it.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge @atoznewlyweds I love watching the percentage rise on our House Down Payment category. We are over 30% to our savings goal. My pay was reduced last month due to COVID and there is a chance I could…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: What's the best way to build up regular spending categories? @Melissa That's great! Whatever works best for you. So much of YNAB really is about psychology. We all view money differently and so need different tools. That's what I LOVE about YNAB.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Have you changed your budget to focus on savings? I've kept things mostly the same. We adjusted our "Everyday Expenses" such as Dining Out, Lunch, Groceries, Gas, etc. I got a 10% pay cut starting last week so I'm interested to see how much that…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: We took True Expenses/Goals to the next level... I spent some time on a spreadsheet figuring out how much we spend on holidays and birthdays and created a Spend By Date goal that covered the whole year. Christmas is kept separate.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: What's the best way to build up regular spending categories? @dangerosity said: I have no "fun" spending. I read this blog that addresses having fun money and it really changed my perspective on it. The title of the blog won't seem applicable to this…
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- 2 mths ago
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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,…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Category Names I'm only on month 3 but I think I like where we've landed with our groupings and categories. Giving: To our church and then other charities Everyday Expenses: Dining out, groceries, gas, etc.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: What's a buffer? @dakinemaui said: they find the money in the current month if at all possible That's a good point. I'm giving us some grace as we are still getting all the categories right.…
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- 4 mths ago
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- Getting Started
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Re: What's a buffer? This thread is really interesting. I'm only on month 2, so right now I look forward to funding categories on a weekly basis (I'm paid weekly, my husband is bi-weekly).…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Help managing charity goals I'm still figuring out how to do Giving as well. I just do math every time we get paid. We have chosen to do 5% to our church and 5% to other giving opportunities,…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge I'm joining my first YNAB Challenge!! Starting YNAB with my husband on January 1st was the BEST thing we could have done. I am so shocked at how soon we'll be able to afford our first house.…
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- 5 mths ago
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Re: Goal Adjustments @Eric S said: it's more of a me just wanting to see everything as "green" rather than there being any actual problem. I'm with you on this. I need everything to be green.…
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- atoznewlyweds
- 5 mths ago
- Method & Budgeting
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Re: So how many categories do you have? This is just my second month and I have 55. I'm constantly adding and shifting things around. Our Wish Farm is hidden right now because we are saving up for a house, but I secretly add items to it.…
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- 5 mths ago
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