The Jesse Mecham Show
Money shouldn’t be this hard - and it isn’t! Join YNAB founder Jesse Mecham each week as he dives into spendfulness, a mindset that will help you stop second-guessing, spend more confidently, and live the life you want.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 777
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Rule Three is War
Jesse goes back to basics and breaks down YNAB's Rule Three: Roll With The Punches
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Rule Two Broken Down
Jesse goes back to basics and breaks down YNAB's Rule Two: Embrace Your True Expenses Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Rule One Broken Down
Jesse goes back to basics and breaks down YNAB's Rule One: Give Every Dollar A Job. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
DIY FTW
How do we curb the immediacy bias with DIY?
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Singular Focus on the Shovel and its Size
How many dollars are you sending to your retirement fund? Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Testing Rounding Up
Jesse reviews the automated investing app, Acorns. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Is it Going Up?
The rock solid measure of whether or not you're succeeding Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
It's for the Children
Jesse takes issue with a phrase we use when it comes to spending money on children. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Bonus Episode: Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung Interview
Jesse interview's authors and married couple Kristy Shen, Bryce Leung about their book—available today—Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required. Sign up for a free 34-da…
Should You Start Over
One simple question—should you start your budget over? Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
The Clothing Credit Card Experiment
A follow up to episode 331, Sacreligious Budgeting. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
The Ideal Budget
Data and the ideal budget.
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A Report on Manual Entry
A follow up to episode to 365 on manually entering transactions. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Bulking and Cutting
How is a budget like strength training? Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
A Thin Slice of Cheese
There are two sides to every slice of cheese. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
That's Progress
Simple benchmarks for budgeting progress Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Is Wanting It Enough
A road trip, a Tesla and a story about Mr. Money Mustache Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Bonus Episode: Ramit Sethi Interview
Jesse interview's author Ramit Sethi about the update of his 10 year old book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Oxygen Masks
Ladies and gentlemen, as we start this episode, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.co…
A Rock and a Hard Place
Stand up for your nonnegotiables. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com