jmaccabee

I've got a theory that in 2018, most people or companies can use web scraping tools to make some aspect of their lives easier.

For example, I wrote a script a few months back to scrape transit data and send me a text when the subway is delayed for my morning commute. Maybe you're helping your company scrape competitor prices to know when they change?

So - are you scraping data today? As part of a hobby project or for professional purposes? What do you use it for? And if you don't, why not?

A few months ago I asked the HN community what their favorite way to save money is. People really seemed to engage with the topic, so I'm revisiting saving money from a different angle this time.

I read last week that something like 50% of American households don't have enough cash readily available for a $500 emergency. This seemed crazy to me, but it definitely seems like there's a real problem relating to saving money these days.

So - what's the most frustrating part about saving money??

My startup has been kicking around the idea of developing a Chrome extension to help save you money.

I've been wondering - what are some of everyone's favorite apps or extensions for saving money? I've heard of Ebates, Honey, and Ibotta. Is there a need that's currently going unmet?

Would love to get potential user feedback. Thanks!!