Love me some YNAB Love me some YNAB! Look, I know this can be a bit overwhelming to learn in the beginning and you’ll doubt the sanity of your decision to try the app and do some real adulting, but fear not! There are so many good videos explaining how to use it and the articles are on point! They are full of links to other articles and videos and it’s easy to navigate. The customer support has been the standout to me. I had some issues getting started and trying to figure out what to do to fix what I just did. The support team was very good and even made me a personalized video showing me step by step what to do! Amazing. Thanks YNAB team!

A much better way to track your spending. Keeping track of the money you actually HAVE is a much better way to control your finances than to plan for money you may never earn. They are very receptive to suggestions and customer service is exemplary.

A decent replacement for Mvelopes A decent replacement for Mvelopes, which is why I chose it. (I like to have “extra” money left over in each budget category each month, so I have some in case the following month is unpredictable, and this was the only program where that seemed possible.) There are a few kinks/features I wish were possible. For example, I wish it were easier to focus on specific budget categories, and see reports on spending. (Ie, click a budget category, and see a register of expenditures and funding.) Also wish it were easier to have pre-set “funding plans” for a two paycheck month. Right now I have to fund each budget category manually for my first paycheck of the month, instead of having a template for half my budget. (It’s either all of nothing, if you want to fund several categories with one click, which makes it hard to do one paycheck at a time, vs an entire months budget.) There are definitely some features I wish were possible, but overall it functions decently for how I like to budget.

YNAB is a game changer YNAB has been a game changer for my personal finance. It is the ONLY budgeting app/program/process that has worked and kept me focused on my goals. Could not recommend more. The amount I have been able to save using the YNAB process has more than enough paid for the app annual fee. And the fee is accounted for on my spending plan.

Best budget program Absolutely changed the way we budget each month. It only takes about 20 minutes each week once you get the hang of it. It is a little more complicated and harder to learn than things like Mint but it works better and actually produces results.