--- title: "#personal-finance articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 119 articles tagged #personal-finance on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/personal-finance" --- Tag # #personal-finance 119 posts · 31 followers [TanLabs](https://hashnode.com/@tanlabs) · [6d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/freelance-cash-flow-spreadsheet-irregular-income/6aed6d1a8c782e38bd709167) ### [Freelance Cash-Flow Spreadsheet: A Practical Guide for Irregular Income](https://tanlabs.hashnode.dev/freelance-cash-flow-spreadsheet-irregular-income?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A freelancer can be profitable and still run short of cash between invoices. Before importing a year of history, spend five minutes testing three transactions: one invoice, one current-month expense a 6 min read · [tanlabs.hashnode.dev](https://tanlabs.hashnode.dev/freelance-cash-flow-spreadsheet-irregular-income?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Line Items](https://hashnode.com/@lineitems) · [Nov 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/reading-a-dental-estimate-like-a-diff/6aeb51e43df1870b30354477) ### [Reading a Dental Estimate Like a Diff](https://lineitems.hashnode.dev/reading-a-dental-estimate-like-a-diff?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A calm way to compare two quotes line by line, borrowed from code review. 3 min read · [lineitems.hashnode.dev](https://lineitems.hashnode.dev/reading-a-dental-estimate-like-a-diff?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Rashed Alfarra](https://hashnode.com/@rashed-alfarra) · [Nov 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-my-budgeting-app-tracks-profit-per-car-rental-or-client/6ae92ed916b579330a0b6636) ### [Why my budgeting app tracks profit per car, rental or client](https://moneyactually.hashnode.dev/why-my-budgeting-app-tracks-profit-per-car-rental-or-client?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Some calls I made building Money Actually by myself. 2 min read · [moneyactually.hashnode.dev](https://moneyactually.hashnode.dev/why-my-budgeting-app-tracks-profit-per-car-rental-or-client?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Turo Pricing Lab](https://hashnode.com/@rashedalfarra) · [Nov 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-my-budgeting-app-reports-profit-per-car-rental-or-client/6ae92b7a8cf6216689f42d99) ### [Why my budgeting app reports profit per car, rental or client](https://rashedalfarra.hashnode.dev/why-my-budgeting-app-reports-profit-per-car-rental-or-client?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A household budget answers one question: where did the money go? I wanted a narrower one. Which car, rental or client is actually making money? So in Money Actually the unit is the asset. Three decisi 3 min read · [rashedalfarra.hashnode.dev](https://rashedalfarra.hashnode.dev/why-my-budgeting-app-reports-profit-per-car-rental-or-client?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Hamza Ali Basra](https://hashnode.com/@hamzaalibasra) · [Oct 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/your-ai-stack-is-probably-charging-you-twice-for-the-same-thing/6adf6d422e5434553203c4f9) ### [Your AI stack is probably charging you twice for the same thing](https://hamzaalibasra.hashnode.dev/your-ai-stack-is-probably-charging-you-twice-for-the-same-thing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Let me guess how your AI subscriptions started. One for writing, because the free tier ran out mid-task. One for images, because a client needed something the first tool couldn't do. One that transcri 5 min read · [hamzaalibasra.hashnode.dev](https://hamzaalibasra.hashnode.dev/your-ai-stack-is-probably-charging-you-twice-for-the-same-thing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Rodion Salnik](https://hashnode.com/@rodik) · [Oct 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-built-a-self-hosted-family-finance-app-with-claude-code-in-9-days-here-s-what-it-cost-and-what-i-learned/6ad8ffb6c0ec7e016890361f) ### [I built a self-hosted family finance app with Claude Code in 9 days. Here's what it cost and what I learned](https://whiskey.hashnode.dev/i-built-a-self-hosted-family-finance-app-with-claude-code-in-9-days-here-s-what-it-cost-and-what-i-learned?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A home app for a family with bank accounts in several countries: from a monthly evening with Excel to production in nine days, and two months of daily use since. 13 min read · [whiskey.hashnode.dev](https://whiskey.hashnode.dev/i-built-a-self-hosted-family-finance-app-with-claude-code-in-9-days-here-s-what-it-cost-and-what-i-learned?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ashish Srivastava](https://hashnode.com/@ashishsrivxl) · [Oct 20](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-track-multiple-income-streams-in-one-excel-dashboard/6ad7af0877a844e0f3d939a0) ### [How to track multiple income streams in one Excel dashboard](https://ashishexcelnotes.hashnode.dev/how-to-track-multiple-income-streams-in-one-excel-dashboard?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Once you have more than one small income source (a digital product, some freelance work, affiliate links, a newsletter) it gets hard to answer simple questions. Which one actually earns? Is this month 4 min read · [ashishexcelnotes.hashnode.dev](https://ashishexcelnotes.hashnode.dev/how-to-track-multiple-income-streams-in-one-excel-dashboard?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Wong Ken Rhee](https://hashnode.com/@wiwiwig) · [Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-portfolio-engine-part-2/6ad2262ba023ee2dd27c91c1) ### [From Basic Spreadsheets to an AI Portfolio Engine: Tracking My Entire Net Worth with Antigravity, Sheets, and Gemini (Part 2)](https://wiwiwig.hashnode.dev/ai-portfolio-engine-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) \[!WARNING\] ⚠️ Disclaimer: Not Financial Advice The information provided in this article is strictly for educational, informational, and personal workflow demonstration purposes. Nothing contained here 9 min read · [wiwiwig.hashnode.dev](https://wiwiwig.hashnode.dev/ai-portfolio-engine-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Morten Victor Nordbye](https://hashnode.com/@mortennordbye) · [Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/headroom-the-private-finance-overview-school-never-gave-you/6ad209d30e79ab2056f6a301) ### [Headroom: The Private Finance Overview School Never Gave You](https://mortennordbye.hashnode.dev/headroom-the-private-finance-overview-school-never-gave-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A self-hosted Norwegian finance tracker: equity after tax, salary against CPI, what you cost your employer, and a fifteen year forecast. 24 min read · [mortennordbye.hashnode.dev](https://mortennordbye.hashnode.dev/headroom-the-private-finance-overview-school-never-gave-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Wong Ken Rhee](https://hashnode.com/@wiwiwig) · [Oct 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/prompting-through-financial-chaos-part-1/6ace5623cac2aac1bcc23cc5) ### [Prompting Through Financial Chaos: How I Use AI to Learn Terminology, Compare ETFs, and Build Dynamic Sheets (Part 1)](https://wiwiwig.hashnode.dev/prompting-through-financial-chaos-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How I used AI prompts to learn investing jargon, compare S&P 500 ETFs, uncover hidden fees, and build a free live portfolio tracker in Google Sheets. 10 min read · [wiwiwig.hashnode.dev](https://wiwiwig.hashnode.dev/prompting-through-financial-chaos-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)