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

146 - Dealing With Downs

Keeping your head up, when progress seems to be more backward than forward.

Nov 17, 2014•5 min

145 - Money is...

Viewing money for what it represents seems to lend itself to a pretty healthy outlook on life.

Nov 10, 2014•3 min

144 - PACE a New Book

PACE: A Small Business Owner's Guide to Complete Cash Flow Clarity.

Nov 03, 2014•4 min

143 - Content in the Moment

Facing the right direction brings peace. With pace playing second fiddle.

Oct 27, 2014•4 min

142 - Frugality is Boring

Frugality, for its own sake, is really, really boring.

Oct 20, 2014•4 min

141 - Living Within Your Means, Means Opportunity.

Living within your means frees up cash for saving or getting out of debt, but it is so much more than just that.

Oct 13, 2014•8 min

140 - Sometimes the Key is to Make More Money

Sometimes you've cut all you can cut, and it's time to increase the size of your shovel.

Oct 07, 2014•5 min

139 - Simplicity. An Interview with Dave, a YNAB Team Member

You have permission to keep it simple. Challenging assumptions.

Sep 29, 2014•16 min

138 - Scarcity, and Why I Love It

The one thing we don't talk about regarding debt, is that it kills scarcity. Scarcity helps you.

Sep 22, 2014•5 min

137 - Good Debt, Bad Debt

After a little YNABer feedback, I've decided to revise and extend my remarks on debt…focusing on good debt versus bad debt.

Sep 16, 2014•10 min

136 - Your One Priority

We talk a lot about priorities. here's my view on getting out of debt, as your single priority.

Sep 08, 2014•19 min

135 - Who's the Crazy Extreme One?

It's that age-old habit of humanity where we judge others quickly, but rarely examine our own insane behaviors.

Sep 01, 2014•9 min

134 - YNAB for iPad is here

YNAB for iPad is here. It's great. It's free.

Aug 25, 2014•4 min

133 - Stop

If something is really complicating YNAB for you, maybe stop doing that thing?

Aug 18, 2014•5 min

132 - Kaizen

Look to optimize, and simplify.

Aug 11, 2014•5 min

131 - My Semi-Annual Review

A promise to Julie, and some advice for business owners (and everyone).

Aug 04, 2014•7 min

130 - Make a Fresh Start

There's no shame in it. If you've quit YNAB, get started again. We've made the restart easy.

Jul 28, 2014•3 min

129 - Kids & Money

I may be pulling YNAB out of the equation for our kids and their money.

Jul 21, 2014•4 min

128 - Blackberries in August

A financial lesson learned in the Arizona summer heat, while picking blackberries for my dad, when I was ten.

Jul 14, 2014•8 min

127 - Clarity, Scarcity & Forecasting

A few thoughts on forecasting, scarcity, and clarity.

Jul 07, 2014•9 min

126 - Emergency Mode

When you're in emergency mode, suddenly every purchase is justifiable. How do you avoid this flawed thinking?

Jul 01, 2014•6 min

125 - Tracking Time

I want to make some changes to how I spend my time. You can guess where this is going.

Jun 23, 2014•4 min

124 - PACE

Announcing a new "division" of YNAB, designed specifically for small business owners.

Jun 17, 2014•4 min

123 - Track What You Want to Change

The title says it all. If you don't want to change it, maybe you don't need to track it.

Jun 09, 2014•3 min

122 - Consumption vs. Creation

Create more than you consume, and develop a bias toward action.

Jun 02, 2014•6 min

121 - Chasing Credit Card Points

Beware the tendency to not scrutinize your credit card point purchases.

May 26, 2014•5 min

120 - Getting Things Done

Totally off-topic, but maybe till'll resonate with you. How I manage my To Dos.

May 19, 2014•6 min

119 - Well, Now What Do I Do?

When something financially unexpected happens, we all ask ourselves this same question. It's often seen as a negative, but let's turn that on its head.

May 12, 2014•4 min

118 - Disneyland and Assumptions

We spent a week at Disneyland, and I learned a few things about questioning our assumptions.

May 06, 2014•6 min

117 - How I Use Notes

YNAB's Notes feature is as flexible as your imagination. Let it run wild!

Apr 28, 2014•3 min

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