Lifestyle
Bring more balance and joy in your life when it comes to managing money.
Have Fun With Funds
Money can’t buy you happiness…but it sure seems like it could help. Even the most dedicated budgeter has to shift from savings and survival mode every once in a while to avoid burnout.
But how do you drop the guilt to fully enjoy life’s little indulgences? Check out the following ideas for finding the finances to bring a little more fun, relaxation, or adventure to your days.
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30 Affordable Ways to Treat Yourself
You work hard. You give, give, and give some more. At the end of the day, what’s left in your tank? Sometimes, you just need a little treat for yourself to add some sparkle to a tough day, or dazzle up a blah one.
What the Enneagram Can Teach You About How You Handle Money
We’ve partnered with SaraJane from @Enneagramandcoffee to bring you this post. This cycle might sound familiar: you want to learn something new, you take in all the information you can, it’s overwhelming…then you freeze.
10 Budget-Friendly Date Ideas
Looking for some budget-friendly dates that don’t break the bank? When we want to spend some good ol’ quality time with our favorite person, the last thing we need is for cost to prohibit such intentional quality-time canoodling.
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I love sleep. It used to be shamefully slothful to say that. In fact, some circles still equate getting eight hours of sleep with laziness. But lucky for me, sloths are cute now and science is coming around to sniffing out the research that my body has known all along: sleep might just be the …
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How I Bought a Peloton and Paid Cash
If you’re wondering how much Peloton paid us to sponsor this post, we’ll tell you! $0. This isn’t a sponsored post. Sure, Peloton is cool. But you know what’s cooler than being cool? Buying one without stress, guilt, or added debt. ? Name: Laura W. Occupation: Support Specialist at YNAB How Long You’ve Been Budgeting: …
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How I Lost 26 Pounds and Made $365
I started an adventure last April to get in shape. I noticed some similarities between the habits of getting healthy and the habits I developed when I first started budgeting four years ago. The Start: Research, Research, Research In both journeys I started by soaking up as much information as I possibly could. I read …
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What Makes You Feel Rich?
What gives you those rich tingles? Owning a Rolls Royce? Paying with a heavy credit card? Hogwash. We asked our YNAB community what makes them feel rich and neither of those things made the list (also we saw no mention of BMWs, yachts, or a buffet of caviar). Here’s what you guys did say: I …
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You Can Do This! Today! Right Now! For Free!
Budgeting is not restrictive. You won’t be spending less, you’ll be spending right. So what do you have to lose? Except all that debt and stress?
