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Web Personal Finance App (jlai.lu)

submitted 21 hours ago by hylobates@jlai.lu to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi everyone!

I have been using Grisbi for at least 15 years now to get around personal finances/expense tracking.

It is a very basic tool that tracks expenses, clearances, etc… Nothing crazy but it helps a lot to follow your budget, keep things on track. Everything is backed up through a file that I sync with Nextcloud.

For some reasons, I won’t be able to use it as easily in the coming months (new restrictions on my work laptop) so I’m looking for a Web-based selfhost-friendly alternative. I’ve already narrowed it down to 3:

Firefly III which looks pretty nice (and PHP is kind of a plus in my case)
Actual Budget which looks pretty cool too
Kresus much more barebone but might get the job done eventually

Do you have some feedback on any of those applications? Do you know any other alternatives worth looking at? Have you had the same kind of experience going from Gnucash/Grisbi/other to Web-based app?

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[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I moved to actual about 3 months ago from YNAB4. I'd moved to nYNAB then back to YNAB4 after a second price hike and then to actual.

No regrets. I run it as a docker on unraid and reverse proxy so I can access it remotely.

Feels a ton like YNAB.

Works on Windows, my macbook. The only missing thing IMHO is a dedicated mobile app (for Android in my case). The web works ok, but a dedicated app could improve the experience

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

This may not fully solve the problem, but have you tried using it through Hermit or Native Alpha? These are browsers designed to make websites work like apps on Android.

Combined with my password manager (Bitwarden), it's usually as fast or even faster than some apps, with a side benefit of a single app install rather than an app for each service.

So far this has worked well for Amazon, Walmart, libraries, my healthcare login, bank, ebay, Home Depot and Lowes, etc.

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 1 points 6 hours ago

I'll check this out. But some things really need an app. Like gps for payees like ynab4 app has.

But the speed is certainly a factor.