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Best Personal Finance App for Couples

Looking for the best budgeting app for couples? YNAB's money management method will change your relationship with money (and each other!)

How Family Histories Strained Our Finances

The relationship your parents (and their parents before them) had with money affects yours. Overcome your family's history with finances.

85 Financial Questions to Ask Your Partner

Wondering what financial questions to ask your partner about money? We've got a list of 85 to ask whether you're dating, engaged, or married.

How I Rebuilt My Financial Life While Healing from Divorce

Rachel Wong

October 5, 2020

After a divorce, Dawn was running out of money halfway through the month. Then, she took action and now feels more in control than ever.

5 Tips for Financial Bliss

Jesse Mecham

August 31, 2020

Do you struggle to manage finances with your partner? Here's how to set yourself up for harmonious money discussions that are light on tension.

Are Your Student Loans Getting in the Way of Your Dating Life?

Rachel Wong

August 21, 2020

According to a recent study of more than 2,000 Millennials, student loan debt was an elephant in the room when it came to dating prospects.

We Couldn’t Agree on How to Handle Money

Rachel Wong

August 19, 2020

When you find a life partner, the chances of finding someone with the same financial habits and opinions is slim. So what's a couple to do?

4 Ways to Get Your Partner on Board

Rachel Wong

February 10, 2020

Wondering how to get your partner on board with budgeting? We've got four steps to get you and your partner stepping in sync financially.

How Two People Fell in Love Thanks to Budgeting

Rachel Wong

February 7, 2020

This couple met in the unlikeliest of ways: through YNAB, a budgeting app. See how two budgeters manage finances together.

How We Manage Money As a Couple

Michael Black and Liz Fawthrop

February 3, 2020

Managing money as a couple is hard! See how we found a common language around money through YNAB and are Team Joint Everything!

Why We Keep Our Accounts Separate

Charlene Kennebeck

March 11, 2019

We have our fair share of marital disagreements, money just doesn’t happen to be one of them. Our approach is different to YNAB's advice, but it works

Love to Budget but Your Partner Doesn’t?

Shannon Marie

January 21, 2019

If the one you love is not so in love with budgeting, don't give up. Give these tips a try, and put an end to your spending squabbles!

The Cheapest Marriage Counseling You Can Get

Shannon Marie

January 18, 2019

“Ten years ago, I never would’ve thought that a $50,000 trip could be a reality for people like us … we absolutely loved spending what we’d saved."

Budgeting Together: Who Does What?

Jesse Mecham

April 28, 2018

When we talk about "budgeting together" it doesn't mean both people do everything. So what does budgeting with a partner actually look like?

How To Get A Reluctant Partner On The Budget Train

Lindsey Burgess

August 28, 2017

If you are sharing finances with your partner, then you should be budgeting together. If you are at all normal, this probably freaks you out.

Can Talking About Budgeting Make You A Better Budgeter?

YNAB

August 25, 2017

A success story that reinforces what we already knew—sharing YNAB helps others, and helps you become a better budgeter.

Our Controversial Stance On Joint Accounts

Lindsey Burgess

March 24, 2017

We're notorious for saying that no one can tell you how you should spend your money, but when it comes joint accounts, we take a hard line...

The Trick To Balancing Yours, Mine, & Ours (Plus Free Printables!)

Lindsey Burgess

February 23, 2017

Join your finances and work toward shared goals. Success (and not fighting about money!) depends on striking the fine balance between yours, mine, and ours.

Financial Intimacy: Money Talk Matters

Lindsey Burgess

February 14, 2017

Money can be the source of conflict or a tool to achieve the life you want. Here's how to start a conversation about money that will draw you closer.

4 Ways Your Relationship Gets Better With Budgeting

Jesse Mecham

February 8, 2017

What couple doesn't want more money and less fighting about money? Here is how budgeting can and will improve your relationship.

How to Have a Monthly Budget Meeting

Jesse Mecham

April 21, 2015

Wondering how to have a monthly budget meeting? It can be a party or it can be an absolute disaster. Here's how we do it.

Separate Accounts, Shared Budget

Mark Butler

June 24, 2013

Some partners prefer to budget together for shared expenses and separately for others. Here's one way to do that in YNAB!

Fund a Future Together: Mine, Theirs, Ours

Jesse Mecham

January 14, 2013

Spurred by this discussion over on the YNAB Facebook page, I thought I’d elaborate on this His/Her money concept. Why Have His & Her Money?

The One Secret to Money in Marriage

Jesse Mecham

July 14, 2008

I’ve seen what budgeting can do for relationships. Sit down every month and give every dollar a job TOGETHER and it will put your finances back on track.

How We Manage Our Finances

Jesse Mecham

June 21, 2008

One takeaway I got from some 150 credit hours of accounting? Keep things simple. Here's how Julie and I have our finances set up.

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