Money Habits

20 Financial New Year's Resolutions for 2023

Why not make it the best year ever? Set financial New Year's resolutions for 2023 to organize your finances and optimize your life!

Rachel Wong

December 31, 2022

2 Ways to Get Better with Money in 2020

Make your New Year's resolution this year to pay off your debt and get your finances under control. YNAB can help with two different plans!

Rachel Wong

December 26, 2019

How Budgeting Was the Secret to Finally Quit Smoking

Melissa Schultz has smoked for as long as she can remember. Believe it or not, budgeting is what finally helped. Find out how.

Rachel Wong

October 22, 2019

Why Your Budget Doesn’t Work

You've tried this whole budgeting thing but it just doesn't work. Here's why your budget doesn't work (and how to make it so it does).

Erin Lowell

October 24, 2019

5 Ways to Get Better at Budgeting

No matter where you are in your journey, this good, basic advice will help you succeed in gaining total control of your money.

Rachel Wong

October 15, 2019

Why is Budgeting Important?

Why is budgeting important? Budgeting isn't as boring as it sounds; in fact, it can allow you to take risks that pay off for a lifetime.

Ben Barlowe

November 15, 2021

Trick Yourself Into Saving

Whether you’re trying to save up for a big purchase or crush debt, here are a few tricks to help you funnel more dollars toward your dreams.

Janelle Whitaker

May 20, 2019

3 Steps to Reset Your Budget After a Period of Heavy Spending

Overspending happens. If you’ve slid off-track with your spending, here are three steps to help you regain control.

Shannon Marie

March 19, 2019

You, Too, Can Fall in Love with Budgeting.

Imagine saying goodbye, forever, to your student loans or never worrying about when your next payday is, all while enjoying the process of budgeting.

Shannon Marie

February 14, 2019

Budget Your Way to the Exciting Side of Boredom

My budget is predictable. It’s boring. And, with a little fun money along the way, it’s the most satisfying kind of boredom there is!

Shannon Marie

February 4, 2019

Plan Your Impossible Dream

Budgeting has a bad rap for being restrictive, but what if you looked at it as a ticket to your biggest, best life, instead?

Shannon Marie

January 28, 2019

For Financial Success, Adopt a Kondō Attitude.

The reward for decluttering your home or tidying up your finances is less anxiety, more breathing room (literal and metaphorical) and fresh potential.

Shannon Marie

January 24, 2019

How to Establish Healthy Money Habits

Change is hard but establishing healthy money habits can change your whole life...in a good way. Check out the YNAB team's budgeting habits!

Ashley McCann

January 12, 2022

Budgeting: An Action-Driven Pep Talk

You might be surprised how much satisfaction you’ll feel when you make spending decisions that support your long-term happiness.

Shannon Marie

September 4, 2018

4 Reasons Why You Really Ought to Keep the Change

Transaction rounding apps and services promise to help you save by removing you from the process. But does that really lead to long-term life change?

Ben Barlowe

September 5, 2024

The Secret to a Budget That You Won’t Quit

When you start your very first budget in YNAB, we prompt you to “Give Every Dollar a Job,” and it’s Rule One of our method for good reason: If you’re looking to heal your broken finances and/or achieve some big money goals, it’s a tried and true formula for success—no matter how broken or big.

Shannon Marie

April 16, 2018