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by shashank 5y ago
I could have been more clear. The comparison to firearms was more to say it's really hard to stop people from doing things they like and want to do, even if they come at a cost to society. At least cars add to productivity and quality
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by shashank 5y ago
I was referring to "... cars aren’t allowed in major cities". In general, I don't think it's particularly controversial to say that some proponents of self-driving cars think human drivers are terrible and need to be tak
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by shashank 5y ago
Many things are possible, but I might not like doing them. It's totally fine for someone to not want cars and not use them. But it's too far to say nobody should be using them, no matter what. Not implying you said that (I know yo
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by shashank 5y ago
I see where you are coming from, my dad always said the same to me. However, I personally could never think like that. I could never "sling javascript for 10 years" if I didn't like doing so at some basic level. For others, t
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by shashank 5y ago
Yes that’s right. Most of US bank coverage is through Yodlee. We got started with them and have stuck with them so far. Tinkered with Plaid a little but Yodlee’s per-user pricing works better for us than Plaid’s per-account pricing (power u
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by shashank 5y ago
If you dislike Mint's business model and find YNAB limited, you might like Buxfer ( https://www.buxfer.com ) We have built Buxfer to cater to power users, so it has lots of powerful functionality - budgeting, forecasting, aut
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by shashank 6y ago
That's awesome, Navneet! I have heard from big hedge fund managers, and seen first hand working at "cutting edge" 401K fintech companies that spreadsheets are the backoffice workhorse in many many companies doing serious busi
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by shashank 6y ago
From the website FAQs: Will these sessions be recorded? Not at this time because we often refer to a few pages of the book via screen sharing during the meeting session. I don't know the copyright implications of recording such videos
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by shashank 6y ago
Hey! I'm the founder. I have been working full-time on Buxfer for the past several years now and am 100% committed to making it the best-in-class software for the specific market segment we serve. That said, we are a small team and not
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by shashank 7y ago
We were doing it in-house for a while, but switched to Yodlee and SaltEdge for the past 2 years or so.
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by shashank 7y ago
True, fixing mobile is slightly more involved due to the current design. But I've made a note and we will get it fixed soon!
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by shashank 7y ago
Yeah, that's something we have received feedback about several times. The initial reasoning was something like this: 1: We didn't have MFA until we had PRIME. Generally speaking, we only add new features to our higher-end plans. 2
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by shashank 7y ago
Added. Was an oversight, thanks for pointing out!
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by shashank 7y ago
I'm the founder of Buxfer ( https://www.buxfer.com ) Forecasting is one of the strongest aspects of our product. We also provide alerts ahead of time if we can predict your account balance will fall below zero (or whatever th
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by shashank 7y ago
Founder here. Our product is very optimized for people who want to see things ahead of time. Entering stuff manually, reminders, budgets, forecasting, all the way up to retirement planning. About stock options: We do support automatic synci
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by shashank 7y ago
It's always immensely satisfying to hear a personal story of my work benefitting another fellow human being. Thanks for sharing!
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by shashank 7y ago
Buxfer ( https://www.buxfer.com ) has almost all of what you mention: import (can be automated via API), automatic pull from banks, multiple currencies, backup to cloud (although it's not a "backup and restore", it&
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by shashank 8y ago
The desktop version has more marketing material. The mobile interface is more of a companion to the desktop. I know that's laughable in today's mobile-first world, but (a) our target audience is "power users" who are des
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by shashank 8y ago
Buxfer ( https://www.buxfer.com ) lets you do this to a certain extent. Transactions are auto-synced, then you can add/identify your recurring bills and your budget will tell you what's left after taking into account any
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by shashank 10y ago
Founder here. Yes, Buxfer is still working. Social media (and marketing efforts in general) are pretty scant. Support is good though. Product updates are frequent. User feedback is considered precious and incorporated into the product frequ
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by shashank 18y ago
No, Buxfer is far from dead. Ashwin had to quit for some personal reasons, nothing related to the company. So don't worry, Buxfer is very much alive and doing well :)