From 77ea2acb3e0e78a70d213868fb8ef5e10a5aeafb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alicia Sykes Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:15:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adds Personal Finance / Budgeting Software --- 5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md b/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md index 099e92e..d81cd54 100644 --- a/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md +++ b/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md @@ -548,6 +548,27 @@ You should always ensure that any data stored in the cloud is encrypted. If you [Instant.io](https://github.com/webtorrent/instant.io), is another peer-to-peer based solution, using [Web Torrent](https://webtorrent.io). For specifically transferring images, [Up1](https://github.com/Upload/Up1) is a good self-hosted option, with client-side encryption. Finally [PsiTransfer](https://github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer) is a feature-rich, self-hosted file drop, using streams. +## Personal Finance + +| Provider | Description | +| --- | --- | +**[Firefly III](https://www.firefly-iii.org)** (Self-hosted) | A free and open source personal finance manager. Firefly III has all essential features, a clean and clear UI and is easy to set up and use (see [live demo](https://demo.firefly-iii.org)). It's backed by a strong community, and is regularly updated with new features, improvements and fixes. There is also a hass.io [addon](https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-firefly-iii), and it works nicely with [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io). Note: Since it is self-hosted, you will need to ensure that your server (either local or remote) is correctly configured for security. +**[EasyBudget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benoitletondor.easybudgetapp)** (Android) | Clean and easy-to-use app open source budgeting app. It doesn't have all the features that alternatives offer, but it does simple budget management and planning very effectivley +**[HomeBank](http://homebank.free.fr)** (Desktop) | Desktop personal financial management option. Great for generating charts, dynamic reports and visualising transactions. HomeBank makes it easy to import financial data from other software (Quick Books, Microsoft Money etc) and bank accounts (in OFX/QFX, QIF, CSV format), and has all the essential features you'd expect. Available on Linux and Windows (and a 3rd-party port for Mac OS) +**[GnuCash](https://www.gnucash.org)** (Desktop) | Full-featured cross-platform accounting application, which works well for both personal and small business finance. First released in 1998, GnuCash is long standing and very stable, and despite a slightly dated UI, it's still a very popular option. Originally developed for Linux, GnuCash is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux and also has a well rated official [Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gnucash.android&hl=en) + + +#### Notable Mentions + +Spreadsheets remain a popular choice for managing budgets and financial planning. [Collabora](https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline) or [OnlyOffice](https://nextcloud.com/onlyoffice) (on [NextCloud](https://nextcloud.com)), [Libre Office](https://www.libreoffice.org) and [EtherCalc](https://ethercalc.net) are popular open source spread sheet applications. [Mintable](https://github.com/kevinschaich/mintable) allows you to auto-populate your spreadsheets from your financial data, using publicly accessible APIs- mitigating the requirement for a dedicated budgeting application. + +Other notable open source budgeting applications include: [Smart Wallet](https://apps.apple.com/app/smart-wallet/id1378013954) (iOS), [My-Budget](https://rezach.github.io/my-budget) (Desktop), [MoneyManager EX](https://www.moneymanagerex.org), [Skrooge](https://skrooge.org), [kMyMoney](https://kmymoney.org) + +See Also: [Payment Methods](#payment-methods) + +See Also: [Personal Finance Security Tips](README.md#personal-finance) + + ## Social Networks Over the past decade, social networks have revolutionized the way we communicate and bought the world closer together- but it came at the [cost of our privacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services). Social networks are built on the principle of sharing- but you, the user should be able to choose with whom you share what, and that is what the following sites aim to do.