Using YNAB

Expense Tracking Isn’t Budgeting

Are you just expense tracking rather than actually budgeting? It's a lot more common than you might think. Here's how to fix it.

Jesse Mecham

January 17, 2022

Confessions of a YNAB Teacher

Having a financial buffer is peace of mind. My stress level decreased, and if something came up, I had time to adjust and adapt.

Erin Lowell

July 26, 2013

You Need A Money Management Tool for Your Business

YNAB helps the risk-avoider take calculated risks and helps the risk-taker be more calculating. Learn how to use YNAB for your small business.

Jesse Mecham

October 21, 2021

YNAB’s Business Category Setup in YNAB…Revealed.

"Revealed" is such a hokey marketing word. But I just returned from MicroConf in Vegas and hokey marketing is on the brain. In working with a lot of small business YNABers over the past little while, I was asked how I (Jesse) have set up YNAB's (the business) categories in YNAB (the software).

Jesse Mecham

April 18, 2014

How do I budget if I'm paid fortnightly?

The perceived conflict between a month-based budget layout and other-than-monthly pay schedules has confused many of us. Here's how to do it.

Jesse Mecham

March 11, 2014

Use YNAB to Track Accounts Receivable REALLY Easily

You can track anything in YNAB, really. If you’re a small business owner, freelancer, etc. you could certainly use YNAB to track your Accounts Receivable.

Jesse Mecham

January 15, 2014