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Home Renovation Budget Template: Plan & Save (Free Printable)
When you’re about to embark on a home renovation, the cost of the project is more than just a minor detail. Here’s how to make a budget for your project and stay on track too! Home renovations come i
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Mortgage Payoff: Should You Pay It Off Early? - Expert Advice
“Should I pay off my mortgage,” you might ask yourself in moments of goal-setting or daydreaming. Let me warn you right from the get-go: you’re about to get an answer from a guy that is pretty darn c
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Cross-Country Moving Guide: Tips & Lessons from a Remote Worker
In May, I landed my dream job working at YNAB and, given that our team is 100% remote, I found myself daydreaming about escaping the high cost of living in San Diego. I’d had my eye on Austin, TX, an
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Budgeting & Saving: Achieve Financial Freedom with YNAB
The two actions associated with money are clear: spend and save. However, finding the right balance between the urges to spend and save can be a convoluted process, to say the least. We’re a bu
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Tax Refund Delay? Avoid Mistakes with Your Refund
It’s tax season, baby, and you know what that means—potential tax refund time! Ohhhhh yeahhhhh. Fingers crossed. If you’re still waiting on a tax refund, I’ve caught you just at the right time to hel
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Debt Consolidation: Is It Right for You? Weigh the Pros & Cons
If you have a long string of debts that feel overwhelming to manage, you might be asking yourself, “Should I consolidate my debt?” Before you take any steps, I want to explain a few things that
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YNAB Review: Is You Need A Budget Worth It in 2024?
Wondering if YNAB is worth it? For some customers, there’s no price tag to put on total financial control. But if you want price tags, we’ve got ‘em. So first: But let’s take a moment to comp
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Landlord Budgeting: 18 Essential Expenses Every Property Owner Should Account For
Owning rental real estate can be a great way to grow your wealth. Notice I said “can be.” It can also be a great way to LOSE money—if you don’t do it right. One of the best ways to lose money i
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YNAB vs. Mint: How This Couple Turned Around Their Finances
A little more than a year ago, Steve Clark, 51, of Connecticut, turned to his wife, Lisa, 45, and said, “We make too much to be going broke.” Then, as one does, Steve consulted with the internet. He
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Budget Sunroom Ideas: Build a Beautiful Space for Under $15,000
So you need some sunroom ideas on a budget, eh? We did too! We built our sunroom on a budget of $15,000 all-in: here’s how we did it. When we moved into our home, it felt huge. And to us, it was! Co
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YNAB $2,222 Giveaway: Achieve Your Financial Goals
There’s probably a dozen things that you want to do—things that you aspire to, that you look forward to, that you would enjoy, and that you would feel proud of yourself for accomplishing. However, fo
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Funding Home Renovations: Strategies & Insights
Wondering how to pay for home renovations? A lot of people are making the decision to skip moving in favor of renovating their existing home to better suit their lives, but the cost can make that pro
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15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgage: A Comprehensive Comparison
I’m going to attempt to answer the age-old question: 15 vs 30 year mortgage: which is better? And I hate to break this to you, but it all depends (and I’m not even going to mention taxes here). I wan
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Budget-Friendly Home Remodeling: Achieve Your Dream Home Without Breaking the Bank
Let’s face it: Chip and Joanna Gaines have inspired a lot of daydreaming about our Fixer Upper fantasies. We’ve graduated beyond our Pinterest projects, surpassed our Marie Kondo phase, flirted with
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Releasing Financial Guilt: A Path to Healthy Spending
In my house growing up, when any of the siblings got into an argument, you had to immediately say “I’m sorry” and the other person said “I forgive you”, and that was that. With five kids, I can’t say
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Navigating the Market: A Personal Story of Buying a Home in a High-Cost Area
There are many super helpful calculators and formulas and thoughtful resources to help you buy a home you can afford—fair warning—this is not one of those articles. This is more of a love story about
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Accelerate Debt Repayment: 12 Proven Strategies
Trying to figure out how to pay off debt fast? Good for you. Once you commit—like, really commit—to tackling your debt, you might find that you get a little bit obsessed (in the best way!) with payin
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Building Lasting Financial Habits: A Practical Guide
One of the YNAB team members made an excellent point about the recurring cycle of exercise resolutions that so many of us find ourselves stuck in every January: “I had to stop thinking about exercise
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Budgeting with Irregular Income: A Step-by-Step Guide
If you’re trying to figure out how to budget with irregular income, we’ve got the solution for you. We can’t change the fact that you don’t know exactly when or how much you will get paid, but we can
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Budgeting vs. Expense Tracking: Understand the Difference
A lot of people think tracking expenses is budgeting. It is not. An expense tracker is simply a record of the money you’ve already spent; a budget is an actual plan that you make for spending and sav
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Check Your Home Depot Credit Card Balance: Online & PhoneYou can check your card balance over the phone. You can check the balance of your Home Depot credit card either online or by phone. If checking your balance online, you must first register fo...
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Is Your Side Hustle Backfiring? 4 Warning SignsSide hustles are all the rage these days, and for good reason. A second job could be just the thing that helps you build savings, pay off debt, or simply have more money on hand for things like leisur...
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Win a Year of Free Rent: Opportunity to Live Rent-Free in Multiple CitiesMany or all of the products here are from our partners that pay us a commission. It’s how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures our experts’ opi...