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A weekly dose of just the right medicine to help you get out of debt, save more money, and beat the paycheck to paycheck cycle.

The YNAB Podcast Jesse Mecham

    • Education
    • 4.6 • 91 Ratings

A weekly dose of just the right medicine to help you get out of debt, save more money, and beat the paycheck to paycheck cycle.

    Inherent Value Doesn't Exist

    Inherent Value Doesn't Exist

    Jesse argues that the common refrain of a thing having "inherent value" or "intrinsic value" is not actually a thing. As Jesse explains, value is a moving target, constantly shifting along with our desires and material circumstances. To a starving man, food is worth more than gold. To that same man well-fed, it can be worth little. We see this with our own money -- as our circumstances change, the categories we prioritze shift. Rule 3, roll with the punches, acknowledges the ever-shifting nature of our needs and desires, and challenges us to make trade-offs to materialize those changes in our financial plans. To that end, nothing has an inherent value, but rather a variable value, the only certainty being that it will fluctuate over time.
     
    Beginning Balance Podcast -- the show Jesse mentions has not aired yet, but will be coming soon! In the meantime, check out more of Jesse's musings about money here:
    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beginning-balance/id1569423517
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7APubdzXN2eeeMdNpCLkiy?si=19e8c25d5b104494
     
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    • 6 min
    Ask Jesse: Lavish Praise and Woodchip Gardening (Sort Of)

    Ask Jesse: Lavish Praise and Woodchip Gardening (Sort Of)

    Jesse is back answering another round of questions from his inbox. Today he responds to listeners asking whether the Four Rules are really rules or rather habits, what his favorite time management tools are, and how to relate to a spouse uninterested in budgeting.
     
    Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
    https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280
     
    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
    https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/dp/0374159122
     
     
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    • 15 min
    Young Creatures Just Looking to Party

    Young Creatures Just Looking to Party

    Jesse shares a story from a YNAB'er who had a major mindset shift about money. For this person, money went from a stressful topic to envisioning it as "young creatures just looking to party." Imagining your dollars as little "you's," searching for ways to improve your life and live out your values takes away the fear and anxiety around money.
     
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    • 6 min
    Looking In the Mirror

    Looking In the Mirror

    Mirror, mirror on the wall... which category is the truest of them all? Over the last several weeks, Jesse has explored the idea that money is more than just a tool, it's a reflection of you. Your spending is a representation of your energies and your desires, and therefore a proxy for who you are. So, if you imagined the categories in your spending plan as a mirror -- what would that mirror say about you? Do you like what's in the reflection?
     
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    • 8 min
    Money Is Not a Tool

    Money Is Not a Tool

    One of the pervasive messages about money is that "it's just a tool," and Jesse takes issue with that! When money is reduced to a mere tool, like a wrench or a screwdriver, it invites people to be more careless with it, to use it then put it in a drawer and forget about it. Hearkening back to episode #650: It's You All the Way Down, Jesse reminds us that if a dollar is the product of your energies, then a dollar is you! You aren't just a tool -- you are a human, with desires and values which are reflected in your spending. In this light, then, money takes on a much larger role than merely "tool," and it should be treated with the importance and attention it deserves.
     
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    • 6 min
    Dire Straits, or Rolling In It, It's All the Same

    Dire Straits, or Rolling In It, It's All the Same

    Whether your bank account is looking bare and collecting dust, or flush with cash, the temptation is all the same: to run away from the money. The person in dire financial straits often wishes they had a bunch of money, because then they wouldn't have to worry about money. On the flipside, the person newly flush with cash is quick to forget about the money, because they feel like they have enough now. Inattention is a mistake, no matter how it happens!
     
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    • 4 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
91 Ratings

91 Ratings

Number1crafter ,

YNAB has set me on a debt free journey

YNAB has been life changing for me and I am astounded on how much money I have been able to save and put towards debt in such a short amount of time. The app has tons of awesome features and a great support team available to answer questions. This podcast is short and sweet and the motivation I look forward to each episode.

Bus Boss 1973 ,

So far so good

Wish I found this APP when I was newly married and not 15 years from retirement.

It’s a clean, simple budgeting tool that leaves accountability solely with the user. Plenty of support via Podcast, YouTube and Facebook.

I have had immediate results with use and look forward to seeing where this will take us in the future!

Regards,
Selena

Cupmaballz ,

Got me more into debt

This show made me sell my kidney

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