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Notes on money and habits
Essays on envelope budgeting, cash stuffing with Cashvelope, and daily check-ins with Daykept.
Cashvelope v2.11: Budget Overhaul — plan smarter, spend with intention
Quick-start templates, category spending goals, budget notes, a spending trend card, and period selection. The biggest budget update since launch.
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Daykept v1.1: templates storefront and export your own templates
The template gallery is completely redesigned to feel like a curated store. Plus: export your templates as a JSON backup or share them with anyone.
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Cashvelope v2.10: Receipts & Attachments — never lose a receipt again
Attach up to 3 photos to any transaction — camera or gallery. Thumbnails visible in the list, cloud-synced, and deferred upload so it works offline too.
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Daykept v1.0: Templates are here — never stare at a blank page again
Build reusable writing structures once, use them forever. Browse a gallery of pre-built templates, create your own, and stop starting from scratch every time.
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Daykept v0.8: Period Calendar — track your cycle inside your journal
Your cycle data lives in the same local-first, encrypted storage as your journal. No account, no third-party cloud, no syncing headaches.
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Cashvelope v2.9: Recurring Transactions & Full-Text Search
Set daily, weekly, or monthly repeating transactions for bills and income. Plus: FTS5-powered full-text search across all your transaction names and notes.
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Daykept v0.7: a writing report that shows your habits without pressure
Frequency heatmap, most active hours, tag breakdown, monthly trend. Clean data about how you actually journal — no streaks, no guilt.
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Daykept v0.6: full-text search rebuilt from scratch
Find any entry you've ever written in seconds. Combine text search with date, tag, starred status, and template filters — all in one query.
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Cashvelope v2.7: Reports & Monthly Comparison — understand your money over time
Full report page with monthly and yearly breakdowns, side-by-side month comparison, and budget reports per category. See the full picture, not just this month.
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Daykept v0.5: Voice Journal — record audio notes inside any story
Sometimes typing isn't the right tool. Record voice notes directly inside any journal entry, stored locally with the same privacy guarantees as everything else.
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Daykept v0.4: Notebooks — organize entries without breaking your timeline
Group entries by area of life — work, personal, travel — each in its own notebook. Biometrics-protected if needed. Your main timeline stays untouched.
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Daykept v0.2: Tags get a full upgrade — colors, multi-tag, bulk tagging
Tags in v0.1 were basic. v0.2 is a full rethink: tag colors, multi-tag entries, a dedicated tag page, smart duplicate suggestions, and bulk tagging.
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Daykept v0.1: the app is live — a journal that respects you
No ads, no account required. Local-first journaling with rich text editor, tags, and a clean timeline.
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Cashvelope v2.5: Search & Filters — find any transaction, any time
Advanced filters by category, date range, type, and account. Plus a 'vs last month' comparison widget and a polished search page UX.
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Cashvelope v2.3: Cloud Sync — your data, everywhere you are
Real-time sync via PocketBase, account registration and login, forgot password flow, and sync status indicators throughout the app.
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Cashvelope v2.2: Wallets & Multi-Currency — one app, every account
Track cash, bank accounts, and cards separately with the new multi-wallet system. Each wallet gets its own currency. Your full financial picture in one place.
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Cashvelope v2.1: iOS Launch & iPad Support — Cashvelope arrives on Apple
Full iPad layout support, new app icon and splash screen, iOS navigation fixes, and Material-based popup components. Now on both platforms.
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Cashvelope v2.0: New Identity, New Design — a complete redesign from the ground up
Full rebrand to Cashvelope. Material Design 3 applied across every screen, modern bottom navigation, new category icons, and a consistent design language throughout.
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Cashvelope v1.5: Categories & Icons — make your spending categories yours
Add, rename, and reorder categories. Pick icons by expense type. Set custom colors. A small update that makes the app feel genuinely personal.
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Cashvelope v1.2: Smarter Input — adding a transaction should take seconds
Improved date picker UX, quick category selector, a notes field for every transaction, and inline category icons while you type. Less friction, more logging.
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Cashvelope v1.0: First Launch — track every dollar, on your terms
Income and expense tracking, custom categories, monthly overview dashboard, pie chart breakdown, and local-first storage. The foundation everything else is built on.
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