Dev tools · September 22, 2023
Paisa – Open-Source Personal Finance Manager
I have been using plaintext accounting for some time and had a duct-taped together reporting system. Paisa is my latest attempt at making it usable for others. I am interested in knowing what people normally want to understand about their finances PS: Please avoid editing the demo data. Download and run locally if you want to edit.
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Paisa is an open-source personal finance manager built on plaintext accounting principles. It's designed for users who want to track and understand their finances through a simple, text-based system. The tool provides reporting capabilities to help people analyze their financial data and comes with demo data for exploration. Users can download and run it locally to edit their own financial information.
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