2025 YNAB Getting Started Guide - Start To Finish

Step-by-step guide with EVERYTHING you need to get started with YNAB.

This tutorial will walk you through every single detail of setting up your budget and getting ahead with the app.

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YNAB Credit Card Guide:    • YNAB Credit Card Guide (All You Need to Know)  
YNAB Multi Account Guide:    • YNAB Multi-Account Guide: Updated Savings ...  
Emergency Funds:    • This Is Better Than An Emergency Fund  
YNAB Reconciling:    • YNAB Reconciling Tutorial: How & Why To Re...  
YNAB Setup In The Middle Of The Month:    • YNAB Setup In The Middle Of The Month  

All my YNAB videos:    • YNAB Tutorials: Everything You Need to Know  

In this video I'll cover:
0:00 - Why YNAB Worked For Us
1:00 - 1) Start A New Budget
1:45 - 2) Add Checking Accounts
4:07 - 3) Add Savings Accounts
8:04 - 4) Add Credit Cards
9:07 - 5) Add Wallet Account
9:47 - Check Starting Balances
12:12 - 6a) Create Category Groups
14:17 - Ready To Assign
15:03 - Budget Structures
18:13 - 6b) Create Categories
32:52 - 7) Setup Targets
46:12 - Bi-weekly Bills & Payments
48:47 - 8) Compare Underfunded
52:17 - Income Cycle vs Monthly
54:09 - 9) Assign Your Money
57:47 - Three Columns
1:05:03 - Yellow Category
1:06:37 - Credit Cards In YNAB
1:17:17 - Why You Can’t Budget Future Money
1:20:47 - Negative Red (Cover Overspending)
1:23:03 - Yellow Positive & Negatives
1:26:47 - Daily Routine
1:33:17 - Payday Routine
1:35:47 - Monthly Routine
1:40:37 - YNAB Isn’t Enough

This tutorial truly is everything you need to know. I hope it's helpful! Be sure to leave a comment with any questions you have.
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