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Dev tools · August 29, 2023

When Will I Run Out Of Money? (weekend project)

Hi everyone, I’ve been on Hacker News for a good number of years, but this is my first “Show HN”. I changed jobs recently. Tax is weird in Europe (and maybe other places as well?) in that different amounts go out at different times and repeat at various intervals. I needed to make sure I had enough cashflow to make all upcoming payments, I didn't want any surprises. So I created a little tool for my own purposes, then had fun putting a small HTML frontend on it as I thought it might be useful for someone else. I'm a backend developer in my day job, as you can probably tell from the design :)…

When Will I Run Out Of Money? (weekend project) launched on August 29, 2023 with 12 votes, #1,612 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

When Will I Run Out Of Money? is a cashflow forecasting tool that helps users track irregular payments and recurring expenses at different intervals to identify shortfalls. Designed for freelancers and employees in regions with complex tax structures, it models future cash positions without requiring users to upload sensitive financial data to external servers. The tool runs entirely client-side, offering privacy-conscious individuals a way to plan for upcoming bills and tax payments without subscription costs.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Free privacy-first personal cashflow calculator

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi everyone, I’ve been on Hacker News for a good number of years, but this is my first “Show HN”. I changed jobs recently. Tax is weird in Europe (and maybe other places as well?) in that different amounts go out at different times and repeat at various intervals. I needed to make sure I had enough cashflow to make…

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