I returned from a 50-mile backpacking trip in a fairly remote area of Utah. Of course every single thing I experienced can be tied back to budgeting. Because budgeting is awesome.

Bill has been using YNAB for three years, along with Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover method. They're debt free, and are working to pay down their mortgage as fast as possible.

Prepping for a 50-mile hike is a lot like the monthly budget meeting. This topic is oozing metaphors.

Kind of hesitant to share this, because up until now I haven't made it public. But what the heck. The key for me paying my home off before I turned 30 was incessant focus, and long hair.

Will has been using YNAB for about five months and, since he only had nice things to say about it, I thought he made a great success story ;)

More things change, the more they stay the same. Banks want you to borrow money--badly. And there are some interesting developments in the Personal Finance Management (PFM) space to help you do just that. Here's a heads up.

What's the harm in starting over? What are some good reasons to hit the 'reset' button, and when should you keep on truckin'?

What does it mean to fail at budgeting? It, frankly, doesn't mean much of anything.

A rambling discussion of accounts, categories, cash, and just trying to do everything you can to simplify your budget process, while still deriving all of the benefit it provides.

When backpacking, you don't eat all of your food the first day. When you receive a paycheck, you don't spend all of your money the first day either. Also, handling a wildly variable income.