finance

the key to financial success is the ability to manage the often very delicate balance between your income and expenses. This is no easy task for anyone without an effective system. While many exist and new tools and software continue to be developed, a great place to start is with the very-highly-regarded You Need A Budget (YNAB) program. 

Go to https://www.youneedabudget.com/pricing.

Scroll down the page a bit and you will notice that YNAB offers a 34 day free trial PLUS one free year for students.
Sign up for the free trial. 
Make a new budget 

Name it “FirstnameLastname’s Budget,” i.e. AndrewHead’s Budget

Register for and attend the online class entitled “Get Started: Prioritize.” 

Take a screenshot of the end of the session
If you took the class previously, screenshot the follow-up email that was sent to you after you took the above class.

Paste the respective screenshot in the MS Word doc you will be submitting

Read the Quick Start Guide at https://www.youneedabudget.com/learn/guide/quick-start
Set up your budget using one of the options found in the attached document entitled YNAB Instructions & Rubric. Please note, the grading rubrics found there pertain the FINAL budget.

Take a screenshot of YNAB with your checking account register open and paste it into the MS Word document you’ll be submitting
Take a screenshot of YNAB with your budget open. If it does not all fit on the screen, take as many as necessary to ensure that I can see all your categories.

Submit your MS Word doc!