I built an inbox-zero expense tracker with CRDTs and SQLite in browser
Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a small personal finance tool called Tender for the better part of a year. I got tired of doing expenses by hand - going through several accounts to figure out refunds, subscription cancellations, getting paid back via venmo, etc. I’d get to the point where I’d have to go through months of transactions at a time if I got lazy and fell behind. The workflow in Tender is centered around getting to inbox-zero. Transactions leave the inbox when they’re categorized and there’s a basic rules engine for automation. You can also do things like add notes, set…
I built an inbox-zero expense tracker with CRDTs and SQLite in browser launched on November 30, 2023 with 8 votes, #1,488 of 4,332 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
What it does
No-budget, inbox-zero personal finance software
Tender treats your expenses like a to-do list, giving you a regular cadence to review your spending. Keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, and bulk edit make it a snap to organize your expenses. Sankey and graphs that are easy to get right. Tender's inbox works in concert to keep your categories labeledfrom tender.run
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Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a small personal finance tool called Tender for the better part of a year. I got tired of doing expenses by hand - going through several accounts to figure out refunds, subscription cancellations, getting paid back via venmo, etc. I’d get to the point where I’d have to go through…
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