Money shouldn't be this hard - and it isn't! Join YNAB founder Jesse Mecham each week as he dives into spendfulness, a mindset that will help you stop second-guessing, spend more confidently, and live the life you want.
Let's Cut Spending!
6 mins; April 08, 2024
Ask Jesse: Perfect YNAB, Tithing Confusion, and More Credit Card Comments
12 mins; April 01, 2024
Gaming the Credit Card System... Maybe
5 mins; March 25, 2024
Inherent Value Doesn't Exist
6 mins; March 18, 2024
Ask Jesse: Lavish Praise and Woodchip Gardening (Sort Of)
15 mins; March 11, 2024
Young Creatures Just Looking to Party
6 mins; March 04, 2024
Looking In the Mirror
8 mins; February 26, 2024
Money Is Not a Tool
6 mins; February 19, 2024
Dire Straits, or Rolling In It, It's All the Same
4 mins; February 12, 2024
Ask Jesse: How to Plan with a Reluctant Partner, and Some Successes
8 mins; February 05, 2024
A Sample of Interesting, Joyful Spending
6 mins; January 29, 2024
YNABers Share Their New Years Resolutions
7 mins; January 22, 2024
I Love Money
12 mins; January 15, 2024
A Clarification on Goal Failures
6 mins; January 08, 2024
Goals Are Awesome
8 mins; January 01, 2024
Merry Christmas from YNAB
3 mins; December 25, 2023
Invest In Preparedness, Not Prediction
9 mins; December 18, 2023
A Quote from F.W. Boreham
6 mins; December 11, 2023
Ask Jesse: Selling a Rental Property, Buying a Car, and Pausing Retirement to Save?
13 mins; December 04, 2023
Giving the Old Bird to Money
3 mins; November 27, 2023
It Has Nothing, and Everything, to Do with Spending
8 mins; November 20, 2023
You Didn't Quit. To Every Season...
5 mins; November 13, 2023
Building Habits: Four of Them, Actually
4 mins; November 06, 2023
BONUS: Goodbye Mint, Hello YNAB
7 mins; November 03, 2023
Joy Is a Three
3 mins; October 30, 2023
It's You All the Way Down
8 mins; October 23, 2023
Ask Jesse: Airlines are Banks, Better Money Habits, and Fast Talking
10 mins; October 16, 2023
Ask Jesse: Credit Card Rebels, Banks, and Emergency Funds
16 mins; October 09, 2023
Guilty on All Counts
4 mins; October 02, 2023
Shift Your Spending Into High Gear
9 mins; September 25, 2023
Ask Jesse: ...And Done!
18 mins; September 18, 2023
Ask Jesse: We're Getting There People!
13 mins; September 11, 2023
Ask Jesse: Still Catching Up
9 mins; September 04, 2023
Ask Jesse: Catching Up
10 mins; August 28, 2023
An Experiment Made Permanent
7 mins; August 21, 2023
When Expenses Rise: Ben Rolls With the Punches
9 mins; August 14, 2023
Money Stress
6 mins; August 07, 2023
Rules Changes: A Quick Trip Through YNAB History
13 mins; July 31, 2023
How to Talk to Your Partner About Budgeting
9 mins; July 24, 2023
Managing Vacation Transactions
6 mins; July 17, 2023
How Often Should You Reconcile?
6 mins; July 10, 2023
Leaving Margin for Life
7 mins; July 03, 2023
One Easy Trick to Boost Your Retirement Savings
5 mins; June 26, 2023
This Question Doesn't Have to Be Scary: Can I Afford This?
9 mins; June 19, 2023
A Different Take on Credit Cards
10 mins; June 12, 2023
Paying Off Debt the Sustainable Way
6 mins; June 05, 2023
Rule Four Reviewed
9 mins; May 29, 2023
Rule Three Reviewed
5 mins; May 22, 2023
Rule Two Reviewed
8 mins; May 15, 2023
Rule One Reviewed
4 mins; May 08, 2023
A Mother's Method for Living Well (Contest Announcement!)
4 mins; May 01, 2023
What's In Your Financial Shovel of Dirt?
5 mins; April 24, 2023
Giving Future You A Bit More Negotiation Ammo
6 mins; April 17, 2023
Paid In Full, But Always in Debt
7 mins; April 10, 2023
Jesse Chats with a Guy Who Has Never Used a Credit Card
34 mins; April 03, 2023
Ask Jesse: Talk Slower, Pay Down Debt Faster
10 mins; March 27, 2023
Rule One and the Pursuit of Nothing
3 mins; March 20, 2023
Expensive Is a Lazy Word
3 mins; March 13, 2023
Ask Jesse: Travel Hacking, Credit Cards, and YNAB'er Experiences
13 mins; March 06, 2023
Rule One and DIY FTW
3 mins; February 27, 2023
Debit vs Credit Card Smackdown (and a Rant)
15 mins; February 20, 2023
Ask Jesse: Save for Cars or Pay Down Mortgage, Debt Consolidation, and How Do You Know When to Spend?
15 mins; February 13, 2023
One Thing That Tells You You're Doing Money Right
4 mins; February 06, 2023
A Major Downside to Not Having Money Stress
4 mins; January 30, 2023
Ask Jesse: Doubling Income, Real Estate, Debit Card Fraud Prevention
8 mins; January 23, 2023
Ask Jesse: More on Credit Cards, Tracking 401k in YNAB, and Paying Off Student Loans
7 mins; January 16, 2023
Now Burn It All Down Again
7 mins; January 09, 2023
Don't Make Big Changes, People!
3 mins; January 02, 2023
A Strategy for the Holidays in 2023
3 mins; December 26, 2022
Every Gift I'm Giving Julie, Forever
6 mins; December 19, 2022
Ask Jesse: Tracking 401k in YNAB, Early Retirement Budgeting, Advisors, and More
12 mins; December 12, 2022
You Spend More Money with Credit Cards
12 mins; December 05, 2022
The Different Tenses of Money
4 mins; November 28, 2022
Rule One and Gratitude
3 mins; November 21, 2022
What's the Most Expensive Thing You've Budgeted For? YNABers Share
6 mins; November 14, 2022
Ask Jesse: What's the Most Important Metric?
5 mins; November 07, 2022
The Last $300
4 mins; October 31, 2022
When Is Your Age of Money Enough?
5 mins; October 24, 2022
Rule Three Happens BEFORE Spending, Not After
4 mins; October 17, 2022
EP 18 Money Stories: Surviving Financial Abuse with Dr. Kerry Roarke
29 mins; October 10, 2022
Ask Jesse: Is All Money Just Savings?
5 mins; October 03, 2022
Budgeting for 8 Weeks Abroad with Chrissy Sebald
37 mins; September 26, 2022
EP 17 Money Stories: Living Debt Free in Manhattan, Budgeting Wisdom from Mom, and More with Christopher J. Campbell
24 mins; September 19, 2022
Simple Investing with Jeremy Schneider of Personal Finance Club
41 mins; September 12, 2022
Breaking Down Student Loan Forgiveness with Ben the Dollar Scholar
48 mins; September 05, 2022
Nail Back to School with the Four Rules
13 mins; August 29, 2022
Ask Jesse: What Should You Do with a Life-changing Windfall?
10 mins; August 22, 2022
Lessons from the Bookshelf: What Jesse Has Been Reading Lately
5 mins; August 15, 2022
Ask Jesse: So You Just Started Your First Real Job...
4 mins; August 08, 2022
That Magical Moment (When You Really Want Something)
5 mins; August 01, 2022
Ask Jesse: Kids, Allowances, and Cringey Purchases
8 mins; July 25, 2022
Budgeting for the Nomadic Life
53 mins; July 18, 2022
Ask Jesse: What's the Deal with Whole Life Insurance?
7 mins; July 11, 2022
Debt and Pay Later Plans: An Independence Day Rant
14 mins; July 04, 2022
What If Your Coworkers Weren't Stressed About Money?
