#94 - How Does It Feel to Be a Month Ahead? Budget Nerds Weigh In
Getting a month ahead with your money is a milestone for many YNAB'ers. Being a "month ahead" means that when the first of the month hits, all your bills and expenses for that new month are already pa...
10 Jul 202444min
#93 - Dream Bigger Than Your Bills!
Today Ben and Ernie are joined by returning guest and YNAB Lead Educator, Erin Lowell, who posed the idea of thinking bigger with your money. Many people come to YNAB seeking a way to escape the paych...
26 Jun 202435min
#92 - Are You Doing YNAB? Tracking Expenses vs YNABing
It's a common story: a person finds YNAB and starts using the software, only realize months (sometimes years) down the road that they weren't actually following the YNAB method. They were just trackin...
12 Jun 202437min
#91 - Windfalls, Learning to Invest, and YNAB 4: Jeremy Schneider of Personal Finance Club
Ben and Ernie chat with Jeremy Schneider, an entrepreneur turned personal finance teacher who aims to demystify the confusing world of investing with simple, unbiased information. In his early 20's, J...
29 Mai 20241h 9min
#90 - YNAB Mega Wins: Round Two
Ben and Ernie open their inboxes for another mega round of YNAB wins -- stories from YNAB users about positive outcomes, reduced stress, and newfound confidence with their money. In today's mega episo...
15 Mai 20241h 3min
#89 - Find the Money First
YNAB is well known for the Four Rules, or what many YNAB'ers are now calling the Four Habits, which describe the process of gaining control of your money and learning to spend with joy rather than sha...
1 Mai 202435min
#88 - Swim Fins and Why You Shouldn't Compare Yourself to Others
In today's episode, Ben shares a story about swimming at the YMCA. One of Ben's favorite forms of exercise is swimming laps at his local YMCA, and while it's a great solitary form of exercise, sometim...
17 Apr 202435min
#87 - Stop Making Boring Financial Goals
Ben and Ernie respond to a recent survey reported by Jill Schlesinger on CBS Morning about American's 2024 financial resolutions. The top responses: save more money (41%), pay down debt (38%), and spe...
3 Apr 202444min
