by iabdulin on 4/22/18, 9:24 PM with 99 comments
by reacharavindh on 4/23/18, 9:31 AM
I was seriously considering using Plaid API[1] to build an app that would download my transactions automatically, categorise it, and prompt me to only verify entries it classified with low-confidence. But, Plaid API at the time did not support all my bank accounts, which made the effort moot.
Another concern of mine is exporting such personal data to a 3rd party. Ideally, an open source tool that strictly runs on my laptop would be the best!
[1] - https://plaid.com
by chvid on 4/23/18, 8:07 AM
by josefresco on 4/23/18, 11:49 AM
1. I have a hard time managing my bank account AND my main credit card. Mint seems to think me paying off my credit card bill is another expense, however Mint already tracked the CC charges so basically Mint thinks I run a massive loss every month (yes I've tried fixing this, multiple times)
2. Other than reviewing your newest transactions, and the occasional useful bill/fee reminder, I don't find much use for the app in regards to financial planning or analysis.
3. I don't like how Mint is basically used to slurp up my data, and sell me credit cards - it's obvious now how little they care about making it truly useful. The app has been in existence for years and barely nudges forward besides new UI.
The thought of manually tracking my expenses however is too much work. I find it hard enough launching the Mint app regularly to allow it to download my latest transactions.
by Flimm on 4/23/18, 8:37 AM
by ff_ on 4/23/18, 7:22 AM
Right now, since all my expenses come from one bank account, I export the data from the bank and use a bunch of excel sheets to keep track of stuff, but of course is a quite limited system.
I was wondering if HoneyMoney has some kind of import system? In this way I could just dump the exports in there like once a month.
by FuckOffNeemo on 4/23/18, 8:29 AM
I'll give this a look over and see how it works. Personally I like YNAB's process of allowing manual transactions to be added but supporting other file exports from banks like .OFX files to allow you to easily reconcile your accounts and transactions. Though it's unfortunate that only their subscription model supports live feeds from your bands.
All the same, I'll give your product a crack and see how it goes.
PS. I enjoy how your websites presented though depending on your intended market audience, I feel it may be just a little too jovial?
by pwenzel on 4/23/18, 1:31 PM
Things aren't always perfect, but I have a groove and that's what matters.
by newscracker on 4/24/18, 5:29 AM
@Ildar, if you see this comment, this is the first thing you should address before anything else (and also state how any policy you put affects past data collected).
by spking on 4/23/18, 6:32 AM
by huhtenberg on 4/23/18, 7:09 AM
> 100% more Bees than any other personal finance software
100% over a zero is still a zero.
by TomK32 on 4/23/18, 6:35 AM
Is honeymoney double accounting, I mean internally?
Anyways, keep up the good work, great to see competition in the market for get-rich-slow-schemes :D
by BOOSTERHIDROGEN on 4/23/18, 6:09 AM
by figurant on 4/23/18, 3:50 PM
by staticelf on 4/23/18, 12:15 PM
I would maybe use this tool if it had some kind of api. I want to be able to have my bot post financial data to my account in HoneyMoney automatically, is this possible?
I haven't found any info regarding this. If someone with an account know of such an api I would sign up.
by 10dpd on 4/23/18, 7:18 AM
by Bedon292 on 4/23/18, 1:16 PM
Totally love the calendar though, that is a nice way to visualize things.
by jyriand on 4/23/18, 9:59 AM
by mcjiggerlog on 4/23/18, 7:50 AM
For a more polished alternative, check out https://www.pocketsmith.com/ - I've been a customer for a while now and, as far as I can tell, can do everything HoneyMoney can.
by utterly on 4/24/18, 3:32 AM
by ouid on 4/23/18, 6:51 AM
by Angostura on 4/23/18, 9:14 AM
Is this what you meant to say?