

That section can be hidden/unhidden with the click of a button, too.Ĭlick here to see the "Scheduled Transactions" section more closely: Look closely at the register screen above, and you'll see the "Scheduled Transactions" section at the bottom of the window.

YNAB 4 can also hide/unhide reconciled transactions, if you like. Same goes for adding a transfer - there's a button for that. To start adding one or more transactions, just click the "Add a new transaction" button in the register. Let's take a gander at an account register in YNAB 4: As a guy with more bank accounts than Donald Trump, I'm appreciative. Some icons, although pretty, got cleared away, so now you can see more accounts at once. I notice this mostly in the left sidebar's account listing. There's a much better use of space in YNAB 4 than in its predecessors. I'm thinking that Jesse Mecham (YNAB owner/creator, whom I've interviewed) and the other kids at YNAB made an effort to "simplify" the interface in this newest offering. That's just the honest truth.) YNAB 4: Cleaner, But Still Freakin' Beautiful. It is meant to help you gain, and keep, total control of your spending. YNAB 4 is also not meant for tracking investments, tax deductions, business profits and losses, or anything remotely close to that. It is not an "Analyze my spending six levels deep" tool see "One Budget to Rule Them All" below for more on this. YNAB 4 is an extraordinary budgeting and cash-flow tool. (A relatively new browser is required, as I'm using embedded HTML5 video.) YNAB 4 Isn't. To view the YNAB 4 video in larger formats, you can visit this page for the larger options.
WHAT IS YNAB 4 SOFTWARE
Note that I don't script these video revies I just put the software through its paces and talk about what I see. Looks like your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Those of you who'd like to watch my video review (~17 minutes) of YNAB 4 can get it here: Looking back, if YNAB 4 been around then, it's what I would've used instead. However, it's my experience that Quicken is SO AWFUL and cumbersome at budgeting that even I - a devoted Quickenhead - took the time to build and use my own Excel spreadsheets (rather than Quicken) back when my family was working our way out of debt (and into savings). As I write this, Quicken Deluxe 2013 is my default money-management solution. Note: I'm Still a Quicken Guy.Īs usual, I'll preface my YNAB 4 thoughts by stating, up front, that I'm a Quicken guy, and have been since the mid-1990s.
WHAT IS YNAB 4 WINDOWS 7
Now YNAB 4 has graced my Windows 7 desktop, and yet again, I'm awestruck. I've followed the evolution of YNAB all the way up from its initial spreadsheet form, through its leap into standalone software ( YNAB Pro), and then most recently, YNAB 3. I think I've written about as many accolades as I can about YNAB software.
