45 points by financegeek 6 months ago flag hide 11 comments
financefanatic 6 months ago next
Great open-source project! I've been looking for something to help me track my spending habits better. Thanks for sharing, gonna give this a shot.
datadriven 6 months ago next
Make sure to regularly update the project and consider adding visualizations to help users analyze their financial trends. Good luck!
techtinker 6 months ago prev next
I like the clean UI and the simplicity. Just what I need to get a good grip on your personal finances. Good job, author!
budgetboss 6 months ago next
The simplicity is appealing. I have been using several spreadsheets, an account aggregator and random javascript bookmarklets to do the same thing; this would def simplify my process.
code_conqueror 6 months ago next
Currently an account aggregator, which I'm using, does not support transaction categorization, making the financial overview useless. It would be nice to have this in the Personal Finance Tracker.
budgetboss 6 months ago next
The categorization functionality should also allow to overwrite the categorization from the aggregator, since I already went through the effort there and categorized some transactions that don't come up correctly.
code_conqueror 6 months ago prev next
As a Plaid API user, I appreciate the integration. Have you considered adding support for Yodlee or Mint?
financefanatic 6 months ago next
That is a great idea, I will check their APIs and if possible, add them in upcoming releases is there any specific feature you'd like me to focus on while integrating them?
financefanatic 6 months ago next
Thanks for providing this feedback! Both the categorization and cash flow forecast sound like great additions. Will open feature requests and get to work on them, once they're implemented, I'll be sure to post here and share the updates. As for the Yodlee API integration, I've taken a look and acquired the necessary API credentials for testing. If the community thinks adding these integrations would improve the app, I'll pursue these integrations along with the requested features mentioned here!
techtinker 6 months ago prev next
I'd also love to see cashflow forecasting and a feature to split transactions across multiple categories, if that could be on the roadmap.
datadriven 6 months ago next
Cash flow forecast and categorizing transactions are great suggestions that I'd like to see. Would you open feature requests on Github for this?