june budget blogging

so i’m trying to build a new habit: looking at my finances for 5mins/day. i’ll write here about whether i do or i don’t.

• june 9: 1 min. i downloaded the YNAB app (at joanna miller’s suggestion). i opened it and tried to sign up but it was too complicated on my phone so i stopped.
• june 10: 0 min. “i was busy today”? weak.
• 11: 0 min. spent the evening working and with my new boo.
• 12: 0 min. i was tired?
• 13: 5 min. got my YNAB account set up on my phone.
• 14: 0 min.
• 15: 10 min. read
• 16: 0 min.
• 17: 5 min. added simple account to ynab!
• 18: 9 min. tried to add a new bank account to ynab but was doing it while so tired that i accidently added my jetblue account again. =\
• 19: ?
• 20: ?
• 21: 20 min. managing credit card and business account balances.
• 22: 5 min. trying to figure out how to move money around for rent.
• 23: 5 min. managing rent money and credit card. troubleshooting mitfcu login account info.
• 24: 7 min. started to set up categories on YNAB. read the quick start guide.
• june 25-30: travel to west coast for work and pride. did some journaling but nothing consistently.
• july 1: 5 min. forgot on what, though.
• july 2: traveled and forgot.
• july 3: ?
• 4: 0 min. holiday and mostly not on phone
• 5: 0 min. holiday and mostly not on phone
• 6: 5 min. reviewing ynab transactions
• 7: 5 min. reviewing ynab transactions and paying student loans.
• 8: 5 min. paying credit card bills and moving money around.
• 9: