Aug 31, 2026 · 54 min · 19 segments
Ben and Ernie talk to the man himself, Jesse Mecham, about his new book Never Worry About Money Again, which just hit the New York Times Bestseller list. In this book, Jesse distills the YNAB ethos…
Jesse MechamGuestBenHostErnieHostit.
You can be a repeat guest.
I guess, you know, we don't normally do this, but this time we'll do it.
And this is, Ben, this is your first time with Jesse on the show.
Is that right? Yeah, because you were, I think on, I think you were on
paternity leave.
Yeah, I think so.
And it was just me and
Jesse and we played a silly questions game.
Oh, that means it's been a really long time since...
They had me wear a wig, they
Yeah, I don't watch any of the episodes that I'm not in, so I don't know about that one.
It's really just listen to my own voice.
That's why I listen.
Well, let's get right into it.
it.
You can be a repeat guest.
I guess, you know, we don't normally do this, but this time we'll do it.
And this is, Ben, this is your first time with Jesse on the show.
Is that right? Yeah, because you were, I think on, I think you were on
paternity leave.
Yeah, I think so.
And it was just me and
Jesse and we played a silly questions game.
Oh, that means it's been a really long time since...
They had me wear a wig, they
Yeah, I don't watch any of the episodes that I'm not in, so I don't know about that one.
It's really just listen to my own voice.
That's why I listen.
Well, let's get right into it.
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