Simply wondering if peeps here has any experience with any good apps for managing finance with either friends or spouse. Open for any suggestions, looking for something privacy focused.

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[–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GnuCash

[–] FleaCatcher@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://actualbudget.com/

https://www.firefly-iii.org/

[–] vimofthevine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I never found a self-hosted budgeting solution I liked until I found actual budget. I wish it had more reports, but it seems like they've got a pretty active development community since it recently went fully open-sourced.

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

I've tried them both and I find Actual Budget a bit better. It also has an importer (directly from banks) which Firefly III has, but as a separate app and it's not so smooth to use.

[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Actual lets your budgets go negative, which is why I chose it when I was testing apps.

Edit: This is in contrast to Firefly III, which does not and explicitly said they won't.

[–] grue@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I wish there were a selfhosted alternative that would sync with banks like mint.com does, but I haven't found one yet.

I've also dabbled a little trying to make one, but it seems like banks don't really want you to use their API unless you're Intuit.

[–] dot20@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Beancount + Fava

[–] flip@lemmy.nbsp.one 8 points 1 year ago

No system worked better for me than hledger - a doubly entry accounting tool for text files. It is super extensible, privacy focused and will be usable in 20 years still. No other tool has helped me stay on top of my finances as well as this, and I have tried them all. This is very subjective of course, but you might want to give it a try.

[–] sure@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I made a comment about this some time ago:

I came across GreenStash sometime ago.

If it's not what you are looking for, take a look at the "Expense Managers" section here. It lists both FOSS and proprietary apps.

Take a look in this thread: https://feddit.nl/post/1428354

[–] Rescuer6394@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I came across GreenStash sometime ago.

does have a server to sync into? web interface?

[–] sure@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Sadly, I don't think so. From what I could gather, it's just a local app.

[–] thekarion@lemmy.blue 5 points 1 year ago

kmymoney?

[–] eclipse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Denaro

[–] klangcola@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Skrooge is pretty good

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Add-on question: any support importing data from Mint? I have years of transactions

Mint works great but finances are pretty private so I'd like a open-source option

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Homebank is pretty good. It supports importing a bunch of different formats too.

[–] INeedMana@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

managing finance with either friends or spouse

I guess more info might be helpful. I like ihatemoney but although it has date option, I am not sure how well it works for continuous management