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YNAB is the best budgeting app for hands-on budgeters Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Kevin J. Ryan is a contributor to Buy Side and personal finance expert. Updated September 13, 2024, ...

Backed by its four-rule philosophy, YNAB doesn’t just track your finances, it also teaches you to be a better money manager. As you can tell by its name, YNAB (You Need a Budget) makes no bones about ...

I’ve always been pretty money-conscious, but I didn’t really get into budgeting until I was in my mid-twenties. “Budgeting” is generous — I thought I was budgeting, but really I was using a crude ...

The Mint app has shut down as of Jan. 1, 2024. For alternatives, check out CNBC Select's ranking of the best budgeting apps. Budgeting apps run the gamut, from free platforms that provide users with a ...

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Ready to take the proverbial bull by the horns and get your finances in shape once and for all? After all, no matter where you are in your life, whether you’re newly graduated from college, just ...

YNAB (You Need A Budget) claims its budgeting app can change your relationship with money, though you’ll need to buy into its system for such a transformation to occur. Its effective features — ...