More generally speaking, I'd guess there to be many opportunities where spinning up and down a CC instance to handle arbitrary tasks seems useful. Wondering if anyone's experimented with similar workflows?
It's got a bunch of features that I've found really useful: - A comprehensive tagging system - Notes for transactions - 'Virtual transactions' to set aside money for budgets - Lots of analytics and dashboards that rely on custom filters and tie into the tagging system. - A simple UI that uses shadcn defaults.
Solutions on the market seem to work for most people, but personally it's been a joy to have really fine-grained control over my finances. I've setup filters that answer questions like "How much did I spend on coffee last month?", "How much more do I need to set aside to buy my Miata?", "What were my largest expenses last month?", "What was the price distribution of my spending last month?", at a glance.
Asking HN because there's probably like-minded individuals here with oddly specific things to track. Do existing tools work for you? Why / why not?
