Lumo: Why I'm Building a Personal Finance App from Scratch
The origin story of Lumo — why I decided to build an entire personal finance ecosystem from scratch, and what the first few weeks looked like.
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Multiple Income Streams and the Budget Math Nightmare
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Convex as a Real-Time Backend: The Love and the Pain
Building a real-time finance app on Convex — what's magical, what's painful, and what I wish someone had told me before I started.
The Budget Cycle System That Broke My Brain
Building a custom budget cycle system that aligns with your actual payday — sounds simple, right? Three rewrites later, here's what I learned.
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