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Re: The 34 Day Reset!!
@Silver Robot Oh haha he WILL go to a movie. He goes to our favorite mexican place for their great happy hour and then to a movie (which is "free" because he is an A-List member).…
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2 wk ago
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Re: The 34 Day Reset!!
@Faness Love that way to shift my mindset! Thanks
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Re: The 34 Day Reset!!
I checked with my husband and he is onboard to participate in the 34 Day Reset! Here are our rules and exceptions: No buying alcohol (this is a big one).…
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Re: 2021: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge
It is 2021!! This was a great tool to celebrate the progress we made in saving during 2020 despite hardships. Our goal is to purchase our first home in the fall of 2021 so we need to continue saving!…
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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge
@atoznewlyweds Goal was met and exceeded! Not much to say. On to 2021!!
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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge
@atoznewlyweds I haven't updated this in a while. It's November! We are at 85% of our original goal. I realize I never updated the goal when we decided we needed to save more for the house.…
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2 mths ago
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Re: 2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge
July Update I like this monthly check in. It's interesting to read back and see how I was feeling. July is funny because my husband got 3 paychecks rather than 2 so I feel a lot more secure.…
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5 mths ago
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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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atoznewlyweds
6 mths 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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7 mths 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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atoznewlyweds
7 mths 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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atoznewlyweds
8 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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atoznewlyweds
8 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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atoznewlyweds
8 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…
atoznewlyweds
atoznewlyweds
8 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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atoznewlyweds
8 mths ago
Tips & Tricks
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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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atoznewlyweds
8 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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atoznewlyweds
9 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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atoznewlyweds
10 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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atoznewlyweds
10 mths ago
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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).…
atoznewlyweds
atoznewlyweds
10 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,…
atoznewlyweds
atoznewlyweds
10 mths ago
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Setting Up Your Budget
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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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atoznewlyweds
11 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.…
atoznewlyweds
atoznewlyweds
11 mths ago
Setting Up Your Budget
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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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atoznewlyweds
11 mths ago
Setting Up Your Budget
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