#71 - Inside the Categories with Budget Nerd Gabi Bradley
Ben and Ernie interview fellow budget nerd and YNAB power user Gabi Bradley. Gabi is a busy mom balancing work, family, and changing financial obligations (including daycare!). She shares her unique c...
9 Aug 202353min
#70 - Focused Views: A Powerful New YNAB Feature!
Ben and Ernie discuss the exciting possibilities of a powerful new feature in YNAB called "Focused Views." Focused Views allow you to see a subset of your categories depending on what you want to lear...
26 Juli 202335min
#69 - Budgeting a Month Ahead
Ben and Ernie share their different strategies for applying Rule Four -- aging your money -- and specifically budgeting for the month ahead. Ben budgets for the next month in real time, allocating pay...
12 Juli 202344min
#68 - Applying YNAB Principles Outside the Budget
Ben and Ernie discuss YNAB's Four Rules, and whether they can be applied to other areas of life outside the budget. As it turns out, yes they can! Whether it's Ernie's favorite pasttime (lawncare) or ...
28 Juni 202343min
#67 - 9 Ways to Master the Memo
Ben and Ernie return to their nerdy roots and talk memos today, all about that little field in the transactions next to the category and balance. Turns out, the memo field can be used in many clever a...
14 Juni 202345min
#66 - Emergency Fund vs Month Ahead
YNAB is not like other budgeting methods. Rule Four is "age your money" and it encourages folks to spend last month's earnings on this month's expenses, thereby breaking the paycheck to paycheck cycle...
31 Maj 202338min
#65 - Gamifying YNAB
Budgeting is pretty fun already... if you're a budget nerd. But what's even more fun than reconciling your account, or assigning that fresh pay check that just hit your account? Making a game out of i...
17 Maj 202352min
#64 - Real Life Debt Pay Down (Without the Guilt)
Ben and Ernie tackle the topic of paying off debt, with a different bent than the typical personal finance podcast or blog. Where many sources focus on paying debt off at all costs, using extreme meas...
3 Maj 202341min
