Hello, WineAppers. My name is Jesse Meakum, and this is podcast number 515 for WineApp,

where we teach you four rules to help you stop even paycheck to paycheck, get out of

debt, and save more money. Welcome to the second episode in our special WineApp behind

the scene series, where you hear directly from the team here at WineApp. A few months

back, I spent a couple of weeks interviewing just about everyone who works at WineApp,

but a variety of topics and subjects, and what you're listening to now, is the result

of these interviews. Last week, we released our very first episode, so if you want to hear

the WineApp team talk all about debt, go back to episode 513. This week, we're talking

about one of our favorite topics here at WineApp, the budget. Specifically, you'll hear

a variety of conversations about what the budget is doing for them, the goals they're working

towards, and latest budget accomplishments. I think you'll find so much of this just inspiring,

motivating, informative, encouraging, and it's going to help you on your budget journey,

no matter where you are along the way. So please join me in welcoming Team WineApp as they dig into

what the budget is doing for them lately. What are you at now? We checked off the blank

ladder, so what's the next thing? Yeah, actually, the biggest most exciting step is that I'm super

actively putting money toward a down payment on a future home. I'm really excited, and I made my own

little account and category group for my future home, so I'm doing my best to make any extra

income I can, or great example. I think the world knows that I love clothes, and if I ever go and

buy something, and then regret it, or it doesn't fit, if I return that item, normally I'd throw

that refund right back into my 2B budgeted, but now I say whenever I get money, whether it's

I made the money, or I made a mistake, and I'm getting a refund, as I reverse that mistake,

all that money goes into my future home fund, and it's building super fast, because apparently,

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