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Re:Ask HN: What software did you purchase that positively im... by evantravers on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @09:55PM (#37759962)
This a thousand times. The number of times my spouse has said "hey, can I buy… oh wait. We've enough in the budget. Cool."
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Re:Ask HN: What software did you purchase that positively im... by NegativeK on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @10:40PM (#37760227)
The nicest thing about YNAB (which is budgeting in general -- YNAB just did it in a way that I stuck with it) is that it gives me permission for guilt free purchases.

No need to think about it; the budget's right there, so I can spend it without second guessing myself.

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