Welcome #
This guide will help you to get started with Econumo (eh-koh-NOO-mo). It will provide you with the basic information
about the application and explain the main concepts and motivation behind it.
Econumo’s concept #
The purpose of Econumo is to help you manage your money more effectively, whether on your own or together with your partner, using the data you provide.
How it started #
I started using expense trackers in 2008 and have experimented with many since then. You might wonder why I switched apps. Here are a few reasons that may resonate with you:
- I switched between iPhone and Android.
- I traveled to other countries and needed a tool to track expenses in different currencies.
- I eventually realized I needed a budgeting tool, not just an expense tracker.
- After getting married, I needed a family budgeting and planning tool that supported multiple platforms.
- The last app I used had a bug in the sync/backup process, resulting in the loss of all my data with no recovery option.
In September 2020, after this data loss, I researched but couldn’t find an app that met my family’s needs. So, I decided
to create one more budgeting app: Econumo (eh-koh-NOO-mo). Since then, my spouse and I have used it regularly, and
I continuously improve it to help us manage our money better.
I decided to publish Econumo in December 2024 to benefit others and give back to the community for the self-hosted tools I personally use. Therefore, you can use Econumo CE completely free as a self-hosted option (see Editions to learn more).
Contents #
The guide consists of the following sections: