The complete guide to YNAB’s proven method

The book on making your money work for you.

This book will help you…

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Crystalize your priorities in life.

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Reframe how you view your money.

Get out of debt for good.

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Navigate money in relationships.

Talk about money with your kids.

About the author

Jesse Mecham founded YNAB in 2004 to help him and his wife, Julie, watch their money. While studying for his master of accountancy, Jesse put his numbers wizardry to work to develop an expense-tracking system. A few (ok, more than a few) versions later, this is now the YNAB Method and software that exists today. He lives in Utah with his family.

Praise for You Need a Budget

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When your financial planner says you need a budget, it’s like a door slamming shut on a happy future. When Jesse Mecham says it, it’s like a door swinging open to a free life. He understands how financial stress feels. His principles and tools come right out of his own life experience, but also from his CPA training. His system is psychologically and financially sound. You’re going to love this book.

Vicki Robin,
coauthor of "Your Money or Your Life"
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Jesse Mecham finally gives budgeting a much-needed rebranding with You Need a Budget. You will learn that the true secret of using a budget is to get more out of life, not to feel restricted.

Erin Lowry,
author of "Broke Millennial"
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Jesse Mecham has achieved the impossible: a book on budgeting that is fascinating, entertaining, and practical. Read this book, follow his advice, then watch your bank account grow and your financial worries fade. Managing your money doesn’t have to be stressful. Jesse Mecham’s simple rules make it easy to get what you want most by forgoing things you won’t miss.

Josh Kaufman,
bestselling author of "The Personal MBA"

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