YNAB Sent Me A Personalized Gift, And I Love It!
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So, a week or so ago I posted an essay on how I adapted the YNAB methodology of "give every dollar a job" into time, basically "give every minute a job". It's been a transformative approach to time management that has helped me a lot, so I shared it on my site. Naturally, when I shared it on social media, I made sure to tag YNAB, mostly so that people would have the context on what the heck YNAB is, just in-case they aren't familiar with the software, or the methodology that drives it.
(ps: I'm not an affiliate for YNAB or anything, just a big fan)
Anyway, as it turns out, they noticed, because I received an email last week from their "chief delight officer" (a title I have never heard of prior to this, but I'm so here for it).
[their name] from YNAB here. We saw your essay on Medium about using the YNAB Method to give every minute a job. So cool! We've heard from folks who have budgeted time before, but your method of using a timer to be able to easily shuffle between task buckets was so cool! Now I'm thinking about how I could do this with Llama Life, my timer app of choice :)
I was wondering—and no pressure at all here—if you'd be up for sharing your mailing address with us. We have a little something we'd love to send your way to say thanks for mentioning us and spreading the word about YNAB!
I've never been one to turn down a gift, so I happily sent along my address. Fast forward a few days, and they sent me this neat little personalized clock, the front reading YNAB and the back reading "Give every minute a job", along with a personalized note:
Alex, just a little something from us to brighten your day. Thanks again for the shout out. We're rooting for you as you launch Siren!
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The thought and care that went into sending this to me is next-level, and it genuinely made my day. So neat!