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  1. How I set up my Emergency Fund in YNAB (2022)

    How I set up my Emergency Fund in YNAB (2022)

    Having an emergency fund is extremely important. Knowing that you can handle an emergency without going into debt is a great help for your peace of mind. Everyone should have at least 3 to 6 months of expenses squirreled away in a Checking or Savings account for an emergency. Now the question...
  2. I love YNAB. I adore Chromebooks. Here’s how to install YNAB on a Chromebook. :)

    I love YNAB. I adore Chromebooks. Here’s how to install YNAB on a Chromebook. :)

    (This article is completely outdated and irrelevant now that YNAB is a web app but brought it back online for posterity) As you may already know… I adore YNAB. And I adore Google’s Chromebook – their cheap, fast, safe, and worry free computer that has become my main computer. The only time I...
  3. My Financial Journey

    My Financial Journey

    Like most people – I’ve had a roller coaster relationship with debt and money. I never really understood money – or the real value in it until my twenties when I got married. Before then I always seemed to be getting into debt and I felt like that was “normal”. Well it may be “normal” for most...
  4. How I use YNAB Budget Categories (2015)

    How I use YNAB Budget Categories (2015)

    Some people were curious so I thought I’d post how I use my YNAB budget categories. I got my idea on how to do this after reading Elizabeth Warren’s All Your Worth where she recommends sorting everything into three categories: Must Haves (I call this category “Needs”), Wants, and Savings. I’ve...
  5. I'm sorry YNAB, but the default budget categories kinda stink...

    I'm sorry YNAB, but the default budget categories kinda stink...

    What? I'm badmouthing YNAB? The best budgeting or personal finance software out there? That's impossible! But yes, I am. They can't be perfect all the time. I'm sorry Jesse and the YNAB team... but there is one glaringly HUGE FLAW in the default YNAB budgeting categories. The default budgeting...
  6. Kick Quicken to the curb with YNAB

    Kick Quicken to the curb with YNAB

    NOTE - When this article was originally written in 2015 it referred to the old version of YNAB, YNAB4... a new web based version is out. (which is still awesome - just a little different) I absolutely love this program. Is it strange to love a financial and budgeting program? Maybe not...
  7. What is the best way to handle your Emergency Fund in YNAB?

    What is the best way to handle your Emergency Fund in YNAB?

    Having 3 to 6 months of expenses in an Emergency Fund is EXTREMELY important. It'll stop you from reaching for that credit card and going into debt during emergencies such as losing your job or your transmission blowing up. (a GREAT way to figure out your total needed monthly expenses is to use...
  8. How to use your YNAB Categories: Elizabeth Warren "All Your Worth" style....

    How to use your YNAB Categories: Elizabeth Warren "All Your Worth" style....

    What is the best way to use YNAB's Budget Categories? I've been using YNAB since way back when it was on version 3 where it ran on your PC or Mac (so around 2010) so I've gone through a ton of different ideas on category organization.... The default categories that YNAB defaults to are an okay...
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