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Make Room For Yourself While Managing Money Together

Make Room For Yourself While Managing Money Together

When it comes to handling money together, everyone needs a little bit of their own, a little bit of space.When Julie and I first got married we were broke—BROKE—and our budget was super-tight; down to the penny, we would worry. Julie knew the cost of every single item...
Buy Now Pay Later Apps: 5 Hidden Costs

Buy Now Pay Later Apps: 5 Hidden Costs

Have you ever been in the middle of making a purchase that you knew you could only kind of afford? Like those maternity jeans that would be so comfortable for work. Or those last minute airline tickets to see your mom. Or that unbelievably on sale Hexclad pan bundle....
Piano Now, Pay Later? | YNAB

Piano Now, Pay Later? | YNAB

This fall, my wife and I dropped our only child off at college. I knew it was going to be a tough adjustment for me. So I did what any gadget- and music-obsessed dad would do: I bought a piano and put it in their room.Now, as much as I would have liked to nab a...
Best Personal Finance App for Couples

Best Personal Finance App for Couples

Healthy relationships are built upon a foundation of good communication, mutual respect, and a shared desire to achieve life’s goals together. (And other important stuff, like sharing your fries if your significant other fails to order their own and not skipping to...
How to Spend Less Money Starting Now

How to Spend Less Money Starting Now

Everyone deals with excess spending a little differently: some of us opt for an intense all-out sprint approach to financial health while others plod on with slow, steady consistency like hitting a daily step goal. Whatever your intensity level, we’ve got ten ideas on...
Top 10 Frequently Asked YNAB Budgeting Questions

Top 10 Frequently Asked YNAB Budgeting Questions

So, you’ve decided that you need a budget and this is the year you’ll finally tackle your finances! You’ve signed up for YNAB’s free 34-day trial, then cracked open the app to get started on your shiny new personal budget. That’s when it hit you: this new YNAB...