38. Why Your Budget App Can't Plan for the Future with Nicole

What kind of pots and pans does a chef use at home? What medicine does a doctor choose for their own cold? How does an accountant manage their personal budget? In today's episode, I sat down with Nicole, who is a certified public accountant, wife, mom, and the money manager of her household. She's here to tell her story of using YNAB for a few years, but consistently finding it lacking the options and information she was looking for in a budget.

Here's a link to the Planet Money episode about Costco that Carly and Kyle talked about: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/09/25/443519599/episode-653-the-anti-store

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