Budgeting is pretty fun already... if you're a budget nerd. But what's even more fun than reconciling your account, or assigning that fresh pay check that just hit your account? Making a game out of it! Ben and Ernie discuss the various ways they have "gamified" YNAB, to have some fun with the process, to hit stretch goals, and to improve their spending decisions and willpower when funds in a certain category get tight.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:20 YNAB is fun!
2:54 Matched transactions
9:30 Correctly guessing the amount for a variable, non-monthly bill
16:38 No yellow
21:14 Credit card payment category matches account balance
23:42 Reconciling
33:45 Correct tax withholdings
38:43 Not spending more than what's been allocated for the month
43:01 Having more fun money than your partner
47:09 Incentivize yourself to check the budget
49:47 YNAB Wins

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