# Joining YNAB Together as an Existing User > This article explains how to join a YNAB Together group with an existing YNAB account. Source: https://support.ynab.com/en_us/joining-ynab-together-as-an-existing-user-an-overview-SJZ7E8Cys Last updated: 2026-07-02T17:27:14.345Z Accept an email invite to join YNAB Together as an existing user, and decide how you'd like to handle your existing plans. Create a new YNAB account to keep your current plans private, or join with your existing account and share your plans with your group manager. #### In This Article [Create a New Account To Join the YNAB Together Group](#new) [Join the YNAB Together Group With Your Existing Account](#existing) #### Start Here! Wondering who can join YNAB Together and what plan information is shared? Check out our main [guide to YNAB Together](https://support.ynab.com/en_us/ynab-together-B1nS78Cki) for more! * * * ## Create a New Account To Join the YNAB Together Group If you're a current YNAB user and you’d rather keep your existing plans private, you'll need to sign up for YNAB Together by creating a new account with a different email address. Keep in mind that you'll need to continue paying for a separate subscription for your existing account in order to maintain access to those private plans. ![In app invite with create new account highlighted](https://cdn.bfldr.com/NIEXAZS5/at/p5vrbr8cwsrtxvjcjghscgnp/YNAB-Together-New-Accept-Invite-iOS-Help-Article.png) #### Age Restrictions To accept an invite to YNAB Together and create a YNAB account, users need to be 13+ in the United States (16+ outside of the United States). [Back to Top](#backtotop) * * * ## Join the YNAB Together Group With Your Existing Account ![In app invite and join with existing account section highlighted](https://cdn.bfldr.com/NIEXAZS5/at/skq763grhhxhvsnwk423j6m/YNAB-Together-Existing-Accept-Invite-iOS-Help-Article.png) When you join this YNAB Together group with your existing account, any existing plans that you own will be automatically shared with your group manager. This also applies to any **new** plans that you create. Your individual subscription will no longer be needed since your group manager will be handling all billing: * **If you subscribed directly through YNAB**, we’ll automatically cancel your subscription. If you have an annual subscription, we'll issue a pro-rated refund back to your original form of payment. [Tell the chatbot you need a human or send us an email](https://support.ynab.com/en_us/how-to-get-help-SygqcvtC5) if you haven't received your pro-rated refund within ten business days. If you have a monthly subscription, no pro-rated refunds are available, but we'll cancel the subscription for you. * **If you subscribed through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store**, please [tell the chatbot you need a human or send us an email](https://support.ynab.com/en_us/how-to-get-help-SygqcvtC5). We're working on including all subscription types in YNAB Together—yours is not currently supported, **but we can still help you join the YNAB Together group!** * **If you have a Gift Subscription, College Year,** or **Free Trial**, you will forfeit any remaining time when you join a YNAB Together group. Please reach out to our Support team with any questions. If you have an expired subscription (or expired trial account) associated with the email address that you'd like to use, any plans associated with that account will be brought with you, too.  [Back to Top](#backtotop) * * * ## Help Us Help You! Our Knowledge Base team reviews article feedback responses weekly, and we actively revise these articles to make them as helpful as possible. That's where you come in! Our articles are scored based on the _Yes_ or _No_ ratings received below. We also collect freeform feedback for any _No_ ratings (so our team can focus in on what you were specifically searching for!). **Success**: Found what you were searching for? It would be super helpful if you click _Yes_ below. **Suggestions**: Didn't find what you're searching for and you'd like to share what terms or topics you wanted? Click _No_ below. You'll then be able to submit your feedback about this article. **Please note:** the feedback submissions are anonymous, and we’re not able to respond, so make sure to use the next option if you have a specific scenario or question you would like a response to. **Support**: If you have a question or would like a response to your specific question, [tell the chatbot you need a human or send us an email](https://support.ynab.com/en_us/how-to-get-help-SygqcvtC5) to ensure that your message gets to our Support team!