expense manager
Productivity
expense tracking
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea to use a shareable spreadsheet instead of a database
From 2 comments
It is an interesting idea to store data on a private (also shareable) excel sheet instead of a database.
la_fayette on HNSharing your finance planning with someone close who also shares your finances makes a lot of sense.
thatwebdude on HN
Objections
Storing data in Google Sheets undermines the privacy claim
From 2 comments
> why? Privacy. It's your personal data. It should belong to you. Well, it uses Google sheets to store the data. So I don't agree with this 'benefit'.
deferredposts on HNThere are plenty of people for whom adding their expenses to a Google Sheet offers little reduction in privacy. For those people, the statement is accurate.
obstinate on HN
Does not work on some browsers or devices
From 2 comments
Does not work on Firefox (53)
justcreatedthis on HNCannot get the example to work on iPhone 7+ with 10.3.2 beta3(I think)
elmalto on HN
Requires adding the sheet to Drive first; setup is confusing
From 3 comments
I get "Cannot find the sheet" from Windows/Chrome. Details takes me back to the Github page. Was something removed?
davidjhall on HNYou need to add sheet to your Google Drive first. Details points to the step-by-step instructions to do so.
mitul_45 on HNI'm aware this isn't a place intended for troubleshooting questions, but when one adds a read-only Google Sheet to their drive, doesn't it just make a shortcut? I clicked on the…
t24562445 on HN
Requests
Bank transaction import
From 1 comment
Nice work! I've been mulling something like this for awhile. I use YNAB (classic) to track our budget, but I haven't made the switch to their new subscription-based version…
sanderjd on HN
Demo without a Google account
From 1 comment
Is there a demo I can try without connecting it to my Google account? Also, why does it say the app is "Tracking Numbers" when clicking Login? Makes it seem fishy.
obsurveyor on HN
Questions
Why the login app is named Tracking Numbers
From 2 comments
Is there a demo I can try without connecting it to my Google account? Also, why does it say the app is "Tracking Numbers" when clicking Login? Makes it seem fishy.
obsurveyor on HNNo, as of now there is no demo credentials. This is how the adding expense would look like: http://i.imgur.com/tg6UzFe.gifv. And it will be added to this sheet:…
mitul_45 on HN
Alternatives named
YNAB (You Need A Budget)
From 2 comments
Nice work! I've been mulling something like this for awhile. I use YNAB (classic) to track our budget, but I haven't made the switch to their new subscription-based version…
sanderjd on HNalthough not free, ynab (you need a budget) is probably a much better way to track expenses and budgeting.
zomg on HN
Plain text accounting
From 1 comment
I switched from YNAB classic to http://plaintextaccounting.org/ and I'm satisfied. If you like a command line based approach I'd recommend you to have a look.
msangi on HN
ofxclient
From 1 comment
You (and children) may be interested in ofxclient: https://github.com/captin411/ofxclient
burkemw3 on HN
envelopes-desktop
From 1 comment
I created a clone of the new YNAB as a standalone desktop application. It is available at https://github.com/envelopes-app/envelopes-desktop with installers for mac/windows.
faysal_ahmad on HN