BlakeBalbirnie

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by BlakeBalbirnie 2mo ago
Fun little side project I have been working on over the past few weeks. Data accuracy is obviously integral to this type of tool, so if anyone catches an error or has any ideas on how to improve the "goal" of this tool, I am welco
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Show HN: Fair500 – Ranking the S&P500 on pay ratios and worker equity(fair500.com)
5 points by BlakeBalbirnie 2mo ago|2 comments
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by BlakeBalbirnie 2mo ago
After several years of dealing with fussy custom spreadsheets and my utter refusal to pay exorbitant monthly subscription fees for professional financial planning software, I decided to build my own web app. Then, after several more months
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Show HN: Retirology – Fire Planning Desktop App(retirology.app)
2 points by BlakeBalbirnie 2mo ago|1 comments
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by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago
After several years of dealing with fussy custom spreadsheets and my utter refusal to pay exorbitant monthly subscription fees for professional financial planning software, I decided to build my own web app. Then, after several more months
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Show HN: Retirology – Professional Retirement Planner, PWYW, No Subscription(retirology.app)
2 points by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago|1 comments
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by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago
Love the no-paywall aspect to this. We need to normalize financial talk and education on this topic. According to a recent Acorns report, "44% of Americans (and 53% of young adults) believe that simply ignoring financial decisions redu
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by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago
Congratulations! As someone working on my own sci-fi novel, I thought your comment "I kept on tinkering because it was more comfortable than overcoming the fear of launching," was so damn true. Just out of curiousity, did you atte
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by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago
This is fun! It would be cool to get new updates that model ongoing/future satellite launches or Artemis missions.
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by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago
Just out of curiosity, are you referring to the app itself or the website? I am now realizing that my own website shares similar design elements, so I assume that is what you're referring to, but I think the app is pretty solid and dis
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by BlakeBalbirnie 3mo ago
Very cool, this is something that feels like it should be so much more ubiquitous than it unfortunately is. The financial health/wellness space seems to be heating up, so best of luck in your roll out. Any future enhancements planned a