Welcome to moneystill Discussions! 🎉 Let's talk budgeting, privacy & future features

[krisauseu]

Hey everyone 👋

Welcome to the moneystill Discussions space!

This is your spot to connect with other users, self-hosters, privacy enthusiasts and anyone who's tired of spreadsheet chaos or data-hungry budgeting apps.

A bit about moneystill (in case you're just landing here):

• Open-source (AGPLv3) personal budget planner built with React + PocketBase
• Strong focus on what-if scenario planning (simulate job changes, family growth, moves – without breaking your real data)
• Beautiful Sankey flow charts, full-year overview tables, 529 college savings support (US-tuned version)
• Privacy-first: No ads, no tracking, no data sales – your data belongs to you
• Self-host for free (Docker one-click) or managed hosting for $45/year with backups & updates
• Early days, but already helping a handful of people get clarity on their finances

We're using Discussions to:

• Ask questions (installation hiccups? Feature ideas? How do you use scenarios?)
• Share your setups / customizations (what categories did you add? Any cool PocketBase tricks?)
• Give feedback – the good, the bad, the "this crashes when…"
• Brainstorm future features (what's missing for you? UK/DE tweaks? More reports?)

To get the ball rolling, tell us in the comments:

1. How did you find moneystill? (Reddit, GitHub search, word of mouth…?)
2. What stage are you at right now? Young professional planning careers? Family juggling expenses & 529s? Pre-retiree securing the legacy? (see the three personas on the site)
3. What's the Welcome to moneystill Discussions! 🎉 Let's talk budgeting, privacy & future features #1 thing you'd love to see improved or added? Be brutally honest – no feature is sacred 😄
4. If you're self-hosting: Any pain points with setup, Docker, or PocketBase?

No pressure to be super technical – lurkers are welcome too. Just drop a quick intro or thumbs-up if you're excited to follow along.

Looking forward to building this together.
Let's make budgeting less painful and more future-proof. 💪

Cheers,
Kristian – creator & maintainer