I absolutely love the new year. I get jazzed about goal-setting (budgeting is, after all, simply goal setting/achieving on an ongoing basis).
Here are some high-level things I want to focus on this year, with my accompanying game plan. In the past (revisit your goals often), I’ve written about goals in general. This [...]

Auto-cleaning of payees on import, auto-categorization… and you can export all of your data to Excel (File -> Export).

To download the beta, make sure you register at the forums.

One sure-fire way to spend less is to count your blessings.

I’ve stressed again and again the importance of the budget meeting. It needs to happen at least monthly (for those of you completely out of control, up the frequency).
This isn’t a time for you to put on your hard-nosed, negotiating face and see if your spouse has the mettle to withstand your tricks and [...]

Since the 2008 race for the White House began…when was that, I think back in ‘83, we’ve heard a lot of talk. We’ve heard a lot of pundits, predictions, predicaments and plumbers.
Yesterday Julie and I dragged the kids down to the credit union, stood in line for an hour, and voted. Harrison, our [...]

We’re seeing a plethora of new services popping up to manage your money. What has me hopeful is that there’s a lot more excitement about this area in general. What has me not so hopeful is that we’re seeing a lot of the same reactive paradigm that plagued the personal finance software arena [...]

I want to emphasize the importance of something I’m sure Jesse has already mentioned on this blog and that is this:
In the event that you are given a raise, don’t let your standard of living rise needlessly to the level of your new income.

The wisdom in that counsel has hit home recently (literally). [...]

Note: Your Mac will need to be Intel-based for this to work!
1. Go to http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and download the “VirtualBox 2.0.2 for OS X hosts” version for Intel Macs

The file is only 35 MB, so it downloads fairly quickly.
2. Unpack the contents of the .dmg file by double-clicking on it.

3. Run the installer:

4. [...]

Just wanted to post this interview of me by InnovativeEconomy.com. If you’re interested, head on over there and check it out!

I agree with most everything Dave Ramsey says in regard to personal finance. He’s helped thousands and thousands of people pay off their debt and reach much more stable financial footing. I wish he would give me 30 minutes to show him YNAB.
Anyway…
I received a newsletter from him yesterday: “Breaking News on the [...]