As a self-proclaimed money nerd, two of my favorite things to talk about are YNAB and taxes (yes, I’m definitely the life of the party, as you can imagine…!). Whether you prepare your own taxes (give yourself a pat on the back, friend!) or you have someone
I’ll be honest: it wasn’t love at first sight when I first stumbled across YNAB. I saw its potential, but there was one thing I really didn’t like about it. I wanted to add my income and clearly see it, along with my expenses, on my YNAB
One of the reasons I decided to start a personal finance blog was due to disappointment. Mainly, disappointment due to the fact that our formal education system fails to teach kids about money. When I began learning in-depth about personal finance, I realized how much I didn’t
People are inherently irrational. It makes life pretty exciting at times (to say the least!). Often, this means that we need to accommodate the way our brains work to increase our ability to succeed. One way we can do this in personal finance is to set up
When I first discovered YNAB, it wasn’t love at first sight. I had just returned from four years of living abroad with my family and was looking for the perfect budgeting software to help me along my financial journey. I tried them all: YNAB, Mint, Quicken, EveryDollar,
For me, Christmas and new beginnings go together. Everything just feels different during the Christmas season. Maybe it’s the twinkling lights, the energy from activity and excitement all around, or the extra kindness between strangers. It’s just the right transition into a fresh new year. When preparing
The surprising news that Mint is discontinuing its budgeting software is sure to leave its millions of users scrambling for a new way to manage their money. So, what are some of the best alternatives to Mint (spoiler: I believe it’s YNAB and Tiller Money!) and what
In Part I, we talked about organizing a cash flow system to track your income and spending according to your values and goals, while minimizing time spent doing so. In Part II, I shared my own system for organizing financial paperwork and documents. I highly recommend using
In Part I, we talked about organizing a cash flow system to track your income and spending according to your values and goals, while minimizing time spent doing so. In Part II, I shared my own system for organizing financial paperwork and documents. I highly recommend using
In Part I, we talked about organizing a cash flow system to set yourself up for financial success. I have accounts in two different currencies as well as business and rental accounts. And, my goal is still to spend less than 15 minutes per week managing my
I’m Kathryn Hanna and I love to budget (really, I do!), build spreadsheets, and spend money on travel, sewing supplies & good chocolate.
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