Merchant & Category Mapping

6 articles

Merchant & Category Mapping

Troubleshooting YNAB Merchant Mapping for PayPal and Venmo

Is your YNAB Payee list cluttered with 'PAYPAL *' prefixes and generic Venmo transfers? Learn how to fix your mapping, automate renaming, and keep your budget clean.

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Merchant & Category Mapping

Troubleshooting YNAB Merchant Mapping for Generic Square and Clover Transactions

Learn how to fix generic merchant names and tip delays in YNAB when dealing with Square and Clover POS systems.

7 min read
Merchant & Category Mapping

Fixing YNAB Auto-Categorization Errors for Target & Amazon

Tired of YNAB guessing the wrong category for your big-box store runs? Learn how to master the Payee Manager and stop the 'sticky' category trap.

7 min read
Merchant & Category Mapping

Why Your YNAB Merchant Mapping Fails for Online Marketplace Sellers

Struggling with duplicate transactions and reconciliation spirals in YNAB? Learn how to fix marketplace mapping for Amazon, Etsy, and Stripe sellers.

7 min read
Merchant & Category Mapping

Troubleshooting YNAB's Category Amnesia: Why Your Merchant Mapping Keeps Resetting

Is YNAB miscategorizing your purchases or losing your data? Learn how to fix 'category amnesia' with renaming rules, bulk mapping, and reconciliation tricks.

8 min read
Merchant & Category Mapping

How to Automatically Map Multi-Category Amazon Invoices to YNAB

Tired of the 'Amazon Math' headache? Learn how to reconcile fragmented shipments and multi-category splits in YNAB with ease.

7 min read