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Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families

Why You Need a Budget - with Jesse Mecham

Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families

Andy Hill

Investing, Business, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9604 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Some people feel that budgets can be restricting or they reinforce a scarcity mindset. While others get a sense of freedom and control with their budget.  So what's the right answer? Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need a Budget (YNAB), joins me to discuss this debate and how people can find their individual path with budgeting.  RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Ava from Vanta.

0:02.0

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0:07.0

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0:10.0

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0:13.0

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0:17.0

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0:21.5

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0:26.4

and I'm not to say that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com.

0:32.3

It's about saying I want A, I want B, I want C, I can't have D right now, or maybe I'll push

0:37.4

D off a little bit.

0:38.7

And we really aren't, we don't care at all about what those jobs are.

0:42.7

We just care that when the money is done being assigned, you don't pretend there's still more there.

0:53.3

This show is dedicated to helping you, strengthen your family tree, and live financially free.

0:59.2

Welcome to the Marriage Kids and Money podcast, everybody.

1:01.2

This is Andy Hill, and today we're talking about why you need a budget.

1:07.0

I've been throwing the B award around for the past couple of years on this podcast,

1:10.8

and for some people, it makes them cringe.

1:13.9

It makes them feel a restriction or a lack or just simply, it's just unfun for them.

1:19.1

But according to my guest today, once you actually develop a budget and make it a part of your life, it can give you more freedom than you ever imagined.

1:29.8

Jesse Meekam is my guest today.

1:37.2

Jesse is a personal finance expert, a speaker, and the founder and CEO of Wynab, or You Need a Budget.

1:43.4

Jesse hosts the You Need a Budget podcast and is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of,

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