Money Management For the 95%

Published On: October 24, 2025
1.3 min read

What’s the best way to manage your money? It depends on the person. For that matter, it depends on where that person is in their financial journey (among other factors.) For a decade, I was in the 5%—the rare financial enthusiast who tracked every single dollar, including cash, in a top-notch personal finance tool. My rows and rows of data were glorious. But this isn’t a humblebrag.

Instead, this is about my financial evolution. It’s the journey that took me from the extreme 5% tracker to being part of the 95% who find traditional budgeting restrictive, tedious, and unsustainable.

After a decade of tracking everything, I spent years tracking almost nothing. My time was too precious to spend it living in front of a screen.

But as life got more complex (marriage, a home, kids) tracking just “total spending” wasn’t enough. And I had new financial questions. I needed a clear view of our family finances. I needed a new system. I wanted to:

  • Confirm our investments were on track.
  • Budget quickly and easily with the right level of detail.
  • Discover blind spots and ensure we were making the right financial moves.
  • Have a financial routine that was efficient, effective, and meaningful.

Spoiler alert: I figured it out. I built a better product.

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