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Re: Feature List? YNAB is not really a tool you can compare others with because each tool has its own rationale/goal to help someone accomplish. However, YNAB uses the YNAB method, the software just complements it.…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Trying Out the YNAB Buffer @Move Light Sound Life I was "planning" to see how much I would be spending if I were to reach all my goals at the current time. I am still trying to force myself to budget to zero every time.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Is $800/month too little to get 1 month ahead? I would say it depends on your outlook. But most things I have read will say to get one month ahead, get off the credit card float BEFORE you start saving money for the big life goals you have.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Trying Out the YNAB Buffer @Move Light Sound Life Making it a savings category with a high priority? Like this?
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Funding True Expenses - focus or even distribution? The YNAB book emphasizes having priorities, and I think it really just depends on you the budgeter. Is having money for car maintenance more important TO YOU than funding other categories?…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Credit card payments I would also check to see if you have goals, or did you budget the credit card when you first started YNAB? If you did not, then it assumes you have not made any payments.…
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- 3 mths ago
- Credit Cards & Debt
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Re: Double approve pending transactions, once on android and once on desktop I have noticed this problem on Android. Not sure if it has to do with the syncing times or the way my settings are on my phone (if data is not connected, etc.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: How to Reset the to "be budget" amout @Forest Green Device Usually it's not worth going back to fix it for several months. That's why YNAB is a zero based budget. You are budgeting with the money you have at this moment.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
- Setting Up Your Budget
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Re: Trying Out the YNAB Buffer @Move Light Sound Life That sounds like what I was thinking. That makes sense. Thanks
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Trying Out the YNAB Buffer @Move Light Sound Life I am a little confused. I am trying to use this buffer method, and I have started with the category approach for catch/release. This other post kind of gave me the steps,…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
- Tips & Tricks
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Re: Next web vs. mobile question... @Fuzzball Meows Yeah I agree. I see what you are talking about. I know in the YNAB beta they are simplifying the names of things and I assume at some point they will be moving that into the…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Transferring from one account to another, real life delay not able to reflect in YNAB? @Breanne Yeah....I don't know your situation, but it maybe better to consolidate the checking accounts. Or put them in the same bank. I used to have two checking accounts but giving dollars jobs…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Transferring from one account to another, real life delay not able to reflect in YNAB? @Breanne Could you just set the future date of the transaction? Unfortunately YNAB will not know when the transaction is in the bank until the bank knows it has received the money.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: When *are* you buffered? @dakinemaui this statement explains my confusion because YNAB says to do it that way but Jesse Meachams book and these community posts say use the buffer category.
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
- Setting Up Your Budget
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Re: Next web vs. mobile question... The mobile app has to work on a much smaller screen real estate for your phone, so a lot of things are condensed, for instance the red overfunding or green surplus becomes a "block" at the top of…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Am I missing something by not using "Inflow: To Be Budgeted"? @Turquoise Horse Forget my comments, based on my post I think it's ok to use the buffer, it probably is very helpful. Whatever floats your boat. https://support.youneedabudget.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
- Setting Up Your Budget
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Re: "Emergency fund" versus budgeting ahead? Buffer category? @WordTenor Helpful suggestion!
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
- Setting Up Your Budget
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Re: "Emergency fund" versus budgeting ahead? Buffer category? @Superbone How long have you been doing this method? I am pretty sure i have been riding the credit card float and I am determined to get rid of that, but I am calculating it will take longer than I…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
- Setting Up Your Budget
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"Emergency fund" versus budgeting ahead? Buffer category?
I have been reading the YNAB book from Jesse Meacham to try to get my focus on my budget back, my spending has been crazy and I am determined to get a handle on YNAB.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 3 mths ago
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- Setting Up Your Budget
Re: Credit Card Working Balances Are All Wrong @Coral Foal said: Some of the working balances are positive, some are negative. If you are making a payment bigger than the balance at that moment - it will be a positive balance.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Credit card never has enough money set aside for payment? Actually, so what you are saying is you have to add additional budgeted funds to the card category to make the available your balance? Actually I am noticing the same thing on my budget,…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 4 mths ago
- Credit Cards & Debt
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Re: Credit card never has enough money set aside for payment? Are the budgets set to zero in the previous months? That should mean you have been paying in full every month, and also assuming your card had zero balance when you started.…
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 4 mths ago
- Credit Cards & Debt
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Re: Available in checking @nolesrule Yeah once your off the float and know your cash spending and stuff, it definitely does become a lot easier.
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Budget for annual expenses in one category @nolesrule Yeah, you don't need the two screens which is the next tier up.....
- Slate Blue Pilot (2903ac015cdb)
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Budget for annual expenses in one category @jenmas if you can explain the spreadsheet - if it's the multi outflow budgeting named sheet. That would be a huge help, because even with directions I am a little lost.…
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