Getting Started

What Should I Do Before I Start Budgeting?

Decide what's important to you. Start by setting budgeting goals. It doesn’t matter what your goals are. It only matters that you have them.

Todd Curtis

December 6, 2016

How to Outsource Your Budget

Recently, my good buddy, Mr. Money Mustache, featured me on his blog. One of the questions he asked me about was fitness, “How do you do the fitness thing? How do you fit it all in?” I have always loved fitness, but lately, I’ve been extra busy, not thinking about it nearly as much.

Jesse Mecham

September 12, 2016

How to Sleep Better? Get a Budget

Here are just a few benefits of better sleep: Lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Why wouldn't you want better sleep? But it's elusive...

Jesse Mecham

February 23, 2011

What Does an Ideal Budget Look Like?

If you're wondering what an ideal budget looks like, we've got you covered. I've been budgeting for years. Here's what my budget looks like!

Jesse Mecham

April 23, 2018

5 Questions My Mom Asked Me About Getting Started With YNAB

What matters is finding a work flow that helps you make better, more thoughtful decisions about your money.

Jesse Mecham

May 7, 2013

What I Wish I Could Tell Every New YNABer

If I could sit down with every new YNABer at my kitchen table with a cup of coffee, this is what I’d say: I struggled at first, too.

Jesse Mecham

May 9, 2015

What’s the Difference Between Budget vs. Bank Account?

YNAB let's you see your money from two different angles—in your bank accounts or in your budget. Same money, different organization.

Jesse Mecham

February 25, 2019

Just Start. (Just Do It Was Already Taken, But That Too.)

New Year’s Day. A day when we awake to fresh possibilities. And quite possibly, the realization that, yes, we really need a budget. It’s a great moment because it means you’re right there on the edge of taking control of your money and all the ways it impacts your life. (So. Many. Ways.

Jesse Mecham

January 1, 2015

A friend

sent you a free month of YNAB!

Getting Started

What Should I Do Before I Start Budgeting?

How to Outsource Your Budget

How to Sleep Better? Get a Budget

What Does an Ideal Budget Look Like?

5 Questions My Mom Asked Me About Getting Started With YNAB

What I Wish I Could Tell Every New YNABer

What’s the Difference Between Budget vs. Bank Account?

Just Start. (Just Do It Was Already Taken, But That Too.)