Financial Fireworks: Happy 4th of July

It's 4th of July and you know what that means! A long weekend, family barbecues, patriotic color palettes for clothing, and everyone's (except for dogs) favorite: fireworks.

Here at YNAB, we think that calls for a good old fashioned sing-a-long!

To be honest, we think everything calls for a good old fashioned sing-a-long. We even made our own budgeting-inspired mix tape.

(Is there a video of the marketing team singing Miley Cyrus's Party in the USA on a bus, complete with choreography? Yes. Can you see it? Not on my watch.)

So take few minutes to listen to Katy Perry sing Firework. Warm up your vocal cords. Then get ready to sing along with our "Budgeting Edition" lyrics:

Firework: Budget Parody Edition

Do you ever feel like a budget fail?
Spending through your cash, regretting all again?

Do you ever feel, stressed & wearing thin
Like a house of cards, one buck from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep, thousands under
Payments, without progress, not a thing

Do you know that there’s still a chance for you
You have a budget now…

You just gotta give jobs, to dollars and let them work

Light up your debt like the 4th of July

Cause baby you prioritize
You know what every dollars worth

Save them for a true true true
Expense, as money grows grows grows

Baby you prioritize
Come on, let your dollars work

Paying off that debt, debt, debt
You're gonna feel so less stress, stress, stress

You don't have to feel like it’s just too late
You're in control, that cannot be replaced

If you only knew what debt-free could be
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Right now it feels like all the doors are closed
But your budget could lead to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your account will grow
And when it's time you'll know

You just gotta give jobs, to dollars, and let them work

Light up your debt like the 4th of July

'Cause, baby, you prioritize
You know what every dollars worth

Save them for a true true true
Expense, as money grows, grows, grows

Baby, you prioritize
Come on, let your punches fly

Make 'em roll, roll, roll, roll
You're gonna save it all more, more, more

Green, Green, Green
Even richer than you dreamed, dreamed, dreamed

It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough

'Cause, baby, you prioritize
You know what every dollars worth

Save them for a true, true, true
Expense, as money grows, grows, grows

Baby, you prioritize
Come on, let your punches fly

Make 'em Roll, roll, roll, roll
You're gonna save it all more, more, more

Green, Green, Green
Even richer than you dreamed, dreamed, dreamed

Green, Green, Green
Even richer than you dreamed, dreamed, dreamed

Keep the fun going by checking out these financial success stories! And enjoy your 4th of July.