mkrd

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   by mkrd 2y ago

   I am working on https://budgetflow.cc It is a budgeting tool that allows you to create budgets and visualize them as interactive Sankey diagrams. You can configure smart "pockets", which can automatically send excess c
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   by mkrd 2y ago

   Looks great man! I think we are doing something different conceptually, my app intentionally doesn’t have expense tracking, and is purely about budget planning. But I like the idea of automatically generating a sankey from your expenses, go
3. 33.▲
   by mkrd 2y ago

   I can’t reproduce it, is there a specific order of clicks I could use to get it duplicated? Edit: Found it, happens on the landing page when not logged in. Thanks!
4. 34.▲
   by mkrd 2y ago

   Haha yeah, my 3$/month server gets some hiccups with that much traffic
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   by mkrd 2y ago

   Hey thanks for the feedback! The default budget on the home page does not have the add pocket/flow buttons, those are on the pages where you add your budgets are listed. But it totally makes sense to have them there as well, just added
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   by mkrd 2y ago

   Great to hear this! Gives me a lot of confidence that it is worth continuing to work on this. The AI integration Idea is interesting, could be a good starting help for everyone who is just starting out. Thanks man!
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   by mkrd 2y ago

   It's weird, sometimes they are slow for me, too. But everything is done with native CSS transitions. Definitely have to look into that again, thanks for the heads up
8. 38.▲
   by mkrd 2y ago

   Thanks!
9. 39.▲
   by mkrd 2y ago

   Good find :) It is the perfect foundation to make the site look good without a lot of effort
10. 40.▲
    by mkrd 2y ago

    Yes, seeing the estimate vs the real thing will depend on how you set up your accounts. I have separate accounts for separate concerns, and automatically transfer the budgeted amounts, so I can see at the end of the month if my estimates ar
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    by mkrd 2y ago

    That makes so much sense, thanks! I will update the example accordingly. But this shows that some knowledge is needed to make good use of Sankey diagrams. I should add some tutorial pages with examples to make it easier to get started
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    by mkrd 2y ago

    Hey! That’s because the budget on the landing page is not really stored in the DB. Haven’t found a better way to do it yet. But if you login, it will work on your budgets!
13. 43.▲
    by mkrd 2y ago

    No problem! And thanks to everyone who advised me to add them quickly
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    by mkrd 2y ago

    This works better on desktop, if you hover with your mouse over a flow that you can see the individual parts it is made up from and you can click on each one to see and edit it. Also, you can configure the flows completely freely, so each c
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    by mkrd 2y ago

    Good point, I get your concerns. I just got the page out there, so it is super new, but I will add the relevant info as soon as possible. The data is stored in a database that is on the server which serves the page!
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    by mkrd 2y ago

    Thanks! Really encouraging to see people liking it :)
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    by mkrd 2y ago

    Hey, thanks! I have a lot of ideas, one of them is to actually have a scrollable timeline so you can see how your budget develops over the years. Also I am thinking about adding things like planned future expenses, and a retirement calculat
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    Show HN: BudgetFlow – Budget planning using interactive Sankey diagrams(budgetflow.cc)

    275 points by mkrd 2y ago|95 comments