Erin Lowell

There are two considerations that will help you decipher the precise number of categories that you need: simplicity and awareness.

The night before my purchase, I had a good, long think about what I really wanted in a vehicle. Here’s what I came up with.

Want to save money faster? Here’s a little game that can help you save $30 to $100 more per month – without affecting your quality of life.

Wondering whether or not to add an ‘Emergency Fund’ category to YNAB? Here are a few questions to help you figure it out.

Let’s look at two completely viable options for handling cash in YNAB. Which is better? Well, that’s up to you!

Even though meal delivery services are more expensive than cooking with locally-bought groceries, I found myself craving more variety.

Feel like you're impossibly bad with money and you always will be? It doesn't have to stay like this. Let's kick that shame out the door.

Why is it so hard not to blow money on food? If the struggle is familiar, some of my hard-earned lessons can benefit your bottom line.

All in all, the most time-consuming part of this exercise was the part I enjoyed most: rethinking my goals. Consider how a Fresh Start could help you re-focus.

It isn’t that budgeting is so hard really, but making it stick can be another matter entirely. See our top tips that have proved successful!

In fact, be eating your budget. For some of you it’s eating out. But either way, food, food, food—so much money on food.

Want to spend less on food and groceries? I have seven practical tips to keep that grocery budget slim and trim.