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And if managing your money better is part of the plan — @thebudgetbroapp has a free trial waiting for you at budgetbro.co 🔥
Coupon apps don't save you money.
They save you money on things you weren't going to buy.
A deal is only a deal if it was already on your list.
Cheap eating cheat code: build around 5 base foods.
Rice. Eggs. Chicken thighs. Beans. Tortillas.
Most cheap dinners start with two of them.
Buy the base every week. Rotate the sauce.
If an app told you one number every morning, "here's what you can safely spend today," would you actually listen to it?
Or would you blow past it by lunch?
Be honest.
Things nobody tells you about building an app solo:
- The code is the easy part
- Getting data clean is the job
- Talking to people beats every tool you'll buy
- You'll rebuild the first screen five times
Still worth it.
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Mealime closes in 5 days.
Before you go:
1. Copy the recipes you actually cook
2. Screenshot this week's plan
3. Pick a replacement that isn't tied to one grocery chain
Budget Bro matches recipes to your store + budget (and finds subscriptions to cancel). budgetbro.co
The 3 most expensive words in food: "I'm already here."
Already at the store, so you grab extra.
Already ordering, so you add dessert.
Already out, so you stop for a drink.
Decide the number before you leave. Not at the register.
Small restaurants have the best cheap food in every city.
They also have the worst discovery.
No ad budget. Menu's a photo from 2019.
That gap is the whole reason Budget Bro exists.
"Just cook at home" is lazy advice.
Cooking at home with no plan means $80 of groceries, half of it thrown out, and takeout by Thursday.
Eating out isn't the problem. Not knowing your number is.
Weekly reset that takes 5 minutes:
1. Check what bills hit this week
2. Subtract them from what you have
3. Divide what's left by 7
That's your daily number. Stay under it and you never have to track a single receipt.
Solo building lesson:
Features don't make people trust you. Accuracy does.
One wrong price and they never open the app again.
Boring data work > shiny new screen.
Honest question:
What's the most you've paid for a meal that wasn't worth it?
And what's the cheapest meal you still think about?
I'm betting the second answer is better.
Hot take: budgeting apps fail because they're report cards.
They tell you what you already did wrong last month.
Nobody needs a grade. They need an answer to one question at 6pm:
What can I eat tonight that I can afford?
Every food app is built to make you spend more.
Bigger cart. Add a drink. Free delivery if you add $6.
I'm building Budget Bro to do the opposite: start with what you can spend, then show you what fits.
budgetbro.co
Unpopular opinion: meal prep is bad advice for most people.
Not because it doesn't save money.
Because by Wednesday you're sick of the chicken and ordering out anyway.
Prep ingredients, not meals.
Most "side hustles" are just a second job with worse pay and no benefits.
A real side hustle is something that can eventually make money while you're not working it.
Agree or nah?