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Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#1
I started to track my expenses on excel sheets earlier this year. It was interesting to see how much I spent casually on just another hangout with friends or on education.

Excel sheets are painful, at least for me.

So I built this with my friend: (it's just MVP)

http://accountant.besperk.com

Edit:

Coming up next:

> Mobile site and apps asap.

> Graphs and reports

> SSL

> Custom Alerts (when you cross a certain limit, that you define, for certain tag)

> Pre populated tags.

Tech used:

> Rails

> on Heroku

My co-founder is offline will ask him to add more details on tech used side.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#2
You need to add a pricing page (or put it on the homepage) so people understand what they get for free and what costs $5 a month. I didn't sign-up, but I hate when I do sign-up for something thinking it was free and then it turns out the free option doesn't do anything.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#3
post #2

You need to add a pricing page (or put it on the homepage) so people understand what they get for free and what costs $5 a month. I didn't sign-up, but I hate when I do sign-up for something thinking it was free and then it turns out the free option doesn't do anything .

Valid thing. Actually pricing is on home page but was testing it (A: on , B: off) guess you got the off part.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#4
Very nice design overall though I'd like something even lighter.

Some minor feedback:

* Your message/notification box width is larger than your content box width and they don't align.

* Report generation is missing or I can't find it.

* Your ToS section on privacy is not clear and seems to reference to the same document for it, but I couldn't find a section for that. It's important to have it, more so when you're dealing with people's expense data.

Please tell us more about the technology you use and plan to use, hom much time you've spent building it.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#6
post #4

Very nice design overall though I'd like something even lighter. Some minor feedback: * Your message/notification box width is larger than your content box width and they don't align. * Report generation is missing or I can't find it. * Your ToS section on privacy is not clear and seems to reference to the same document for it, but I couldn't find a section for that. It's important to have it, more so when you're dea…

Adde to post.

Somehow I missed privacy policy. Shall put it up soon.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#7
-- EDIT --

[ To give these messages context. This comment could have been construed to say something else. I said 'what makes your app worthless is this' after taking about how he describes a lack of technical info and before I talk about the FAQ.

I later updated this line to make it clearer. I should have added an edit note but didn't. I apologise. I just added the edit note and this blurb at the beginning to give the rest of the conversation context.

This is why there is discussion about lack of designer's tech knowledge devaluing an application. This was down to my poor writing. Wasn't my intent. I hope everything is clearer now.

I will no longer be using the edit button on HN ]

-- END OF EDIT --

This is worrying:

> My co-founder is offline will ask him to add more details on tech used side.

You have already got this far. Why do >> you This text in your FAQ, for me, makes your application worthless. [Edited -- Original line could have been read as lack technical information devalued the application. This was not intended]

> Do you have access to my account information?

> Yes. But with 100s of people using the app, it's really not interesting to run after your details. If your financial data can make world economy crash, please do not use the app.

What you have said is this. "Yes we have full access to your account information." Then to follow it up you effectively say this. "We may snoop on your account so if you have sensitive info do not use this application."

Its really really bad. Data security should be the most important thing you do. Especially as your app is to do with people's finances. User data should be encrypted. I don't understand why you need to have access to individual clients data. Can you explain please.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#8

-- EDIT -- [ To give these messages context. This comment could have been construed to say something else. I said 'what makes your app worthless is this' after taking about how he describes a lack of technical info and before I talk about the FAQ. I later updated this line to make it clearer. I should have added an edit note but didn't. I apologise. I just added the edit note and this blurb at the beginning to give t…

Being a designer I do not get the hang of what gem went in this app. SO yeah that's the first part.

I do not know how this makes the app worthless. Honestly? Designer doesn't know what goes behind it so app is worthless.

Data is not encrypted because shipping a MVP was the main goal till now. But it's on the list yes.

Follow up does not say sensitive data. Follow up says if you're data is so interesting that everyone is after it pelase don't share.

Edit:

PS: Dude when you edit your original comment. do mention you edited it. In the comment itself.

Re: Show HN: Keep track of earning expenses better than excel sheets

#9

-- EDIT -- [ To give these messages context. This comment could have been construed to say something else. I said 'what makes your app worthless is this' after taking about how he describes a lack of technical info and before I talk about the FAQ. I later updated this line to make it clearer. I should have added an edit note but didn't. I apologise. I just added the edit note and this blurb at the beginning to give t…

Honest question, how do you query encrypted data? And how do you process them (summarize, group, categorize, etc.)?
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