Open Source Friday with Maybe: Personal finance and wealth management app

21 Jan 2024 (11 months ago)
Open Source Friday with Maybe: Personal finance and wealth management app

In this YouTube video, Cadesa interviews Josh about the open-source project Maybe Finance. Josh explains that Maybe Finance is a personal finance app that aims to provide tools for managing finances and growing wealth. He discusses how the project started and the challenges they faced, including the high cost of financial advisors and the limited tools available for managing finances. Josh also talks about the decision to open-source the project and the benefits of community contributions. He gives a demo of the app, showcasing features such as net worth tracking, investment tracking, and retirement planning. Josh mentions the current priority of rebuilding the bank connector feature, and he discusses the architecture and technology stack used in the project. He also mentions the challenges of ensuring security and compliance in an open-source financial platform. Josh emphasizes the importance of finding a balance between simplicity and power user features in the app and mentions future plans to incorporate budgeting functionality. The video ends with a Q&A session where Josh answers various questions from viewers.

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