While searching, I found Plain Text Accounting [1], which means keeping financial records inside plain-text files. This method really appealed to the developer in me and I started digging deeper.
4 years later, I now have a stable workflow using Beancount [2] that lets me import all my financial activity into a plain-text file that lives inside a git repository on my disk. Needless to say, I'm super happy with this workflow!
So this ebook is my attempt at helping more folks get into the world of PTA and Beancount! In my experience, the documentation can be a bit tricky to get into, so I hope this ebook lowers the barrier to entry!
Open to answering questions!
Also, I went to your landing page and then clicked on "Click here to download your ebook" and straight away was taken to a credit card form with no indication of how much I would need to pay or that I would need to pay at all and the book wouldn't be free!
Thanks for the feedback about the website! I've changed the button text so the price is displayed inline.
(I couldn’t modify the original comment or add replies to it anymore, hence posting a new one.)
You can find the TOC here: https://personalfinancespython.com/files/toc.pdf (will try to link to it from the website later during the day).
I’m trying to change it but apparently it’s not possible to adjust URLs after submission?
Hoping one of the mods could help with this!
Btw, for a Show HN that's a book, the convention is to provide a sample chapter (or something similar) for free. Otherwise there's no way for users to "try it out", which is the necessary condition for a Show HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html.