You can read the full write-up here.

Head over there for a preview of a new build for both YNAB and YNAB for iPhone.

1. You don’t need to enter the outflow, then go back and categorize it as a split, as you did in YNAB Pro.
2. The split transaction entry is completely inline — no modal dialog box is a good thing.
3. You can view the contents of a split without opening it for editing.

Coming soon as an automatic update to your app. You’ll be notified on startup of the app when it’s available. Don’t ask me for an exact day — I really don’t know!

This first video shows the old method.

This second video shows the new method. The difference is simple, but saves keystrokes, and that’s what we’re all about.

This contest is over. Thanks for all the entries!

The launch of YNAB 3 is now in Open Beta, so we’ve found our winners here, here, here, here, and here.

(I admit, that was cruel how I announced that, but with the beta launch in full swing, I’ve left my inbox now for about 15 minutes and am extremely far behind now. Time is a hot commodity around here!)

Winners, please contact me with the same email address you used when posting and we’ll get you all set up!

Five lucky people will win a copy of YNAB 3

How You Enter the Contest
Simply leave a comment below singing praises to YNAB ;)

How You Increase Your Chances of Winning
Leaving a comment below will earn you one entry into our random drawing. Doing any of the following things to help us spread the word will give you even more entries:

Where	What	Bonus Entries
	Mention YNAB 3 on Facebook (+1), and while you’re on Facebook, become a fan of YNAB (if you’re already a fan, no need to do anything here).	+1
	Tweet about YNAB 3	+1
	Write a blog post about YNAB 3, linking to the YNAB 3 page.	+3
	Make a 30-second YouTube video describing why you like YNAB and/or why you’re excited about YNAB 3. (Tag it with “ynab 3″ so we can find it!)	+7

Entry Deadline: the day before we launch into public beta (hint: don’t procrastinate entering the contest. We haven’t announced it yet, but we’re getting oh so close!)

What You’ll Win: On the launch date of our public beta, you’ll be sent a download link to YNAB 3, and also be given a YNAB 3 license key. The license key will unlock all of YNAB 3’s goodness for you to use to your heart’s content.

Rules: For bonus entries to count, your comment needs to link to your tweet, status update, youtube video, blog post, etc. Of course there’s no purchase necessary :)

How You’ll Be Notified: We’ll announce it here on the blog, and send an email to the YNAB 3 list with the winners announced. If you aren’t yet on the YNAB 3 list (which will also give you an early-bird discount), you should sign up below.:

Got it! Please check your inbox for a confirmation email.

Artua exceeded our expectations at every turn. They were responsive to (what little) feedback we had, and delivered stunning icons with a turnaround you’d expect with your breakfast order at Wafflehouse — not with such high-caliber design!

The Accounts, Budget, and Reports icons:

How do these phenomenally (4th time in this post I’ve used that word) stunning icons look in the app? Phenom–Fantastic:

To outline all of the reasoning behind the gorgeous details in these icons would be like my 10th grade English teacher breaking Hamlet down formulaically. You just shouldn’t do that with art.

Hat tip (no pun intended) to Max Ernst (1891-1976) for the inspiration on this post title.

Reports (spending, net worth)

Register (search, optional columns)

When will we release?
All I can say is that we’re tracking well for a 2009 release. Private beta will begin shortly, and after a bit in there, we’ll move to Public beta where you can purchase YNAB 3 at a discount and start using the software. By the time we move to public beta, the software will be in excellent shape, so no worries there!

For more info on YNAB 3, please check out the YNAB 3 page!

Hopefully later today I can send out a sneak peek video. It’s been a while since we had one of those.