026 - Backpacking and Rationing
When backpacking, you don't eat all of your food the first day. When you receive a paycheck, you don't spend all of your money the first day either. Also, handling a wildly variable income.
Apr 16, 2012•8 min
The Jesse Mecham Show
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.
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Episodes
025 - Success Story - Bible Study Group
This church out of Idaho has been using YNAB as part of their bible study groups -- for SIX YEARS. I have a long conversation with them about how it's helped them, what they'd like to see improved, and tacos.
Apr 09, 2012•30 min
024 - The Disaster Effect
When it rains, it pours, right? Sometimes that's our own doing (and demise). Financially speaking, of course.
Apr 02, 2012•9 min
023 - Reality and Unleashing Your Will
If you're not operating in reality, you don't know what you want. If you don't knowo what you want, you won't get it.
Mar 26, 2012•12 min
022 - YNAB for Your Business?
Can YNAB serve your business just as well? Well, YNAB's serving YNAB well.
Mar 19, 2012•11 min
021 - Your Budget Boiling Point
Your budget has a boiling point. Dial it back a few notches so you can stick to your budget for the long haul.
Mar 12, 2012•7 min
020 - Success Story- Musicians Rock with YNAB
I talk with Mason (who created our podcast bump music) about how his finances are now rockin' with YNAB.
Mar 05, 2012•13 min
019 - Halftime Adjustments
Five minutes trying to convince you that adjusting your budget is not only correct, it's a best practice.
Feb 27, 2012•6 min
018 - Too Poor To Budget
Are you too poor to budget? Absolutely not!
Feb 20, 2012•5 min
017 - The Debt Snowflake
The debt snowball is tried and true, but what's the debt snowflake? It's more effective than it sounds :)
Feb 13, 2012•8 min
016 - The Double-Edged Sword of Automation
Automation is a two-edged sword. Used wisely, it will revolutionize your finances. Used poorly, it will do nothing for you (it may even hurt you, in a financial way).
Feb 06, 2012•9 min
015 - Ignoring Life's Biggest Expense is Folly
Taxes are your life's single biggest expense. Cozy up with the tax code and minimize as if your financial life depended on it!
Jan 30, 2012•20 min
014 - Success Story: From Doing Fine to Awesome
A YNAB success story interview with Brian from Portland. We wax philosophical about present you, and future you (Rules One & Two), and Brian talks about his transition from Quicken.
Jan 23, 2012•24 min
013 - An Interview with Baker from ManVsDebt.com
Baker and his wife had an epiphany the night their daughter was born. With the answer to one simple question, they found freedom. This will get you thinking!
Jan 16, 2012•21 min
012 - An Interview with Carl Richards, Author of "The Behavior Gap"
"Simple ways to stop doing dumb things with money" is the tagline of Carl's book, "The Behavior Gap". Stop doing dumb things when it comes to investing? I'll take one of those please!
Jan 09, 2012•29 min
011 - A New Year's Crash Course
Erin Lowell, YNAB's head of Education, jumps onto the program to introduce our new New Year's Crash Course. One more way to help you get this money thing done RIGHT.
Jan 02, 2012•13 min
010 - YNAB Gets a New Site Design!
I discuss some of the whys behind our 12/2011 site redesign.
Dec 26, 2011•8 min
009 - Success Story: a Quicken Junkie Convert!
I interview Sheridan from Orange County, California. She's now been using YNAB for 2.5 years, and won't be going back to Quicken any time soon!
Dec 19, 2011•20 min
008 - 3 Tiny Habits, Big Takeaways
I relate my experience with BJ Fogg's 3 Tiny Habits program, and how that ties in so beautifully to budgeting--specifically staying on top of recording your transactions.
Dec 12, 2011•10 min
007 - Christmas, Weak Reports, the Best Report of All
A few words on Christmas, why January's so important to your Christmas spending, and weak reports. Also, a hat tip to the best report of all.
Dec 05, 2011•15 min
006 - The Budget and Slow Suffocation
One of the more embarrassing moments of my teenage years taught me a great lesson about budgeting, breathing, and the crushing effects of five pounds.
Nov 28, 2011•17 min
005 - Success Story: a Cut in Salary, and Freelancing
An interview with Brian from Massachusetts, a freelance video editor, that now feels content--even with a large drop in income.
Nov 21, 2011•16 min
Episode 004 - Lavish Spending (on Purpose)
Lavish spending. Your budgeting indulgence. No judgement here, as long as it's purposeful and done with total awareness.
Nov 14, 2011•17 min
Episode 003 - The Power of Rule Two (Plus Rule One)
The basics of Rule Two (Save for a Rainy Day), and then how you combine Rules One and Two to begin making VERY good financial decisions. This episode will answer the question you may have asked yourself, "I make enough. Why aren't I getting ahead?"
Nov 07, 2011•16 min
Episode 002 - Setting and Achieving Mini Financial Goals (Budgeting)
Wait, I thought we were budgeting. What's all this talk about goals, mini-goals, and habits? Yeah, you're not budgeting. You're becoming an unbelievably effective goal setter/reacher.
Oct 31, 2011•14 min
Episode 001 - Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
70% of people live paycheck to paycheck, but did you know the interesting part of that statistic that isn't often quoted? It will surprise you, and perhaps spur you on to decide that $1000 is the new $0. Rule Four, "Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck" is discussed as it relates to doing hard things :)
Oct 24, 2011•11 min
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