overview for paulcdb

99

Best ‘simple’ budgeting app (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by paulcdb@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

39 comments fedilink

Ok, so I’ve tried a few open source apps for tracking money and they’re either too complicated, a hassle to setup or don’t use mysql/mariadb so would require setting up PostgreSQL 😖

I’m currently using forecast for the iPad which is great but I’m trying to wean myself off Apple giving they’re going to shit too and find all the docker versions I’ve got working are too complicated /faff to use and seem to focus on what you’ve already spent.

So anyone have suggestions for: Simple docker setup Mysql if it won’t do flat file 3 month future forecasting based on recurring transaction

I don’t care what I’ve spent, I want to know, based on the recurring transaction, what my balance is over the next 3 months, so I know if i have spare money to spend/save.

Seems a lot of budgeting apps miss that somehow. 🤨

——— Edit: theres a lot of replies to sort through but thanks to everyone for responding.

I’ve done spreadsheets but it’s still a hassle to setup and I have enough going on to be faffing about trying to learn graphs which is what i’d really like.

I’ve also tried a lot that are listed on https://selfh.st/ but even actualbudget doesn’t seem to be able to forecast unless i’m missing something?

DollarDollar seems interesting but requires postgras and actualbudget seems nice but unless i’m missing something still can’t show future cashflow even if you add something as recurring?

Seems odd that all these apps offer tons of features for what you’ve already spent but nothing for how much you have to spend over the next 2-3 months which is all i care about. 😕

But how would they be able to live on that? in c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

[–] paulcdb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

then that’s for the workers to decide on. If 51% of the workforce agrees, thats the decision! If that doesn’t ‘fit’ with the workers, make it 60% or 75%, or whatever number the majority agree on!

It really isn’t that difficult. There are plenty of voting systems, the issue comes down to people and a change of thinking how companies are run.

You can make any argument why it wouldn’t work when you don’t want something to work but given the current system is working soooo well… new ideas are better than no ideas! 😎

But how would they be able to live on that? in c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

[–] paulcdb@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Or you give the shares to people, but the company would still need to be managed by someone who no longer has a proportional incentive to make it succeed, causing the same result as if it was government run.

Would it? Give the shares to the workers and they have a huge incentive to run a company well. Right now a CEO’s only priority is to maximise shareholders return. A workers led company would maximise both shareholder return AND have an incentive and pride in doing a job properly instead of the low morale and poorly built crap we have today.

History has shown anytime control is in the hands of the few, it’s run into the ground in order to maximise the wealth for the few so giving control to the masses of workers in companies would lead to more compromises and might sound bad at first but would likely work better the more people required to make drastic changes.

And as said many times, no billionaire has ever ‘earned’ that. They’ve all gained it through exploitation and wage theft either directly or indirectly!