The Jesse Mecham Show

133 - Stop 18.08.2014 4:44 ↓

If something is really complicating YNAB for you, maybe stop doing that thing?

132 - Kaizen 11.08.2014 4:38 ↓

Look to optimize, and simplify.

131 - My Semi-Annual Review 04.08.2014 7:29 ↓

A promise to Julie, and some advice for business owners (and everyone).

130 - Make a Fresh Start 28.07.2014 3:04 ↓

There's no shame in it. If you've quit YNAB, get started again. We've made the restart easy.

129 - Kids & Money 21.07.2014 4:13 ↓

I may be pulling YNAB out of the equation for our kids and their money.

128 - Blackberries in August 14.07.2014 7:51 ↓

A financial lesson learned in the Arizona summer heat, while picking blackberries for my dad, when I was ten.

127 - Clarity, Scarcity & Forecasting 07.07.2014 8:37 ↓

A few thoughts on forecasting, scarcity, and clarity.

126 - Emergency Mode 01.07.2014 6:13 ↓

 When you're in emergency mode, suddenly every purchase is justifiable. How do you avoid this flawed thinking?

125 - Tracking Time 23.06.2014 4:24 ↓

I want to make some changes to how I spend my time. You can guess where this is going.

124 - PACE 17.06.2014 3:45 ↓

Announcing a new "division" of YNAB, designed specifically for small business owners.

123 - Track What You Want to Change 09.06.2014 2:57 ↓

The title says it all. If you don't want to change it, maybe you don't need to track it.

122 - Consumption vs. Creation 02.06.2014 6:18 ↓

Create more than you consume, and develop a bias toward action.

121 - Chasing Credit Card Points 26.05.2014 4:54 ↓

Beware the tendency to not scrutinize your credit card point purchases.

120 - Getting Things Done 19.05.2014 6:05 ↓

Totally off-topic, but maybe till'll resonate with you. How I manage my To Dos.

119 - Well, Now What Do I Do? 12.05.2014 3:49 ↓

When something financially unexpected happens, we all ask ourselves this same question. It's often seen as a negative, but let's turn that on its head.

118 - Disneyland and Assumptions 06.05.2014 6:08 ↓

We spent a week at Disneyland, and I learned a few things about questioning our assumptions.

117 - How I Use Notes 28.04.2014 3:15 ↓

YNAB's Notes feature is as flexible as your imagination. Let it run wild!

116 - Asserting Your Authority 21.04.2014 2:30 ↓

Perhaps generosity benefits the giver in ways not previously considered.

115 - Changing Your Status Quo with Extreme Behavior 07.04.2014 3:50 ↓

  How to you change the status quo? Adopt an extreme behavior for a while, and let it teach you (in surprising ways) some new money lessons.

114 - Budget Category Overzealousness 31.03.2014 4:19 ↓

  Sometimes in your excitement to start budgeting, you take the whole "categorization" thing a bit too far. No?

113 - The Binge Before the Crackdown 24.03.2014 6:43 ↓

Are you guilty of binging before you crack down? With dieting or budgeting, it's just not healthy

112 - The Cost of a Fat Checking Account 17.03.2014 5:54 ↓

We discuss the opportunity cost of having a fat checking account because you're following the YNAB Way.

111 - Together or Separate? 10.03.2014 3:09 ↓

If you're running a business with YNAB, should you have it as a separate budget, or part of the same file?

110 - One Hundredth of a Second 24.02.2014 4:18 ↓

Luckily, budgeting has nothing to do with the olympics. Take another run as often as you want.

109 - Piano Practice, and Budgeting 17.02.2014 3:17 ↓

The key, is to break it down.