I recently switched to Lunch Money from Mint (6+ years user). I was sold after spending a weekend setting it up and getting used to it.
The app is a delight compared to Mint. The interface is simple, fast and snappy. You never get an annoying "Refreshing your accounts" notice every time you login. I've come across far fewer connection issues compared to Mint (~everyday).
There is a host of nifty features I never knew I wanted: custom rules; recurring expenses; split transaction; grey/green checkmark for unreviewed/reviewed transactions.
Jen (the founder) is also very responsive to feedback. It feels great to have your bug report addressed and fixed in a couple days. Keep up the excellent work!
Check out Algo [0] if you're interested in setting up a personal WireGuard VPN server. It's simple and hassle-free, especially if you are not familiar with server administration and don't want to be bogged down by details.
I have one deployed on Digital Ocean ($5/mo droplet). All you need to do is run the setup script, answer a few yes/no questions (optional features), paste in your API key, and update the firewall setting on Digital Ocean's dashboard.
If anything goes wrong, deploying a new one only takes minutes.
Speaking only for myself, I don't want to run my own firewall server. I want a reliable firewall service that I can use, and is multi-region/multi-az with load balancing and other features that I cannot feasibly implement myself.
At least, not without spending a great deal of my time or a great deal of my personal money to build a suitable rugged production-grade service.
What makes it better? I've been using Streisand quite successfully, and the setup appears easier from the little I've read about Algo (haven't implemented myself yet)
Personally I like Algo because it also handles provisioning a dedicated VPS with some sane system defaults. It also sets up IKEv2 and Wireguard together, which makes it easier to have a multi-platform VPN out of the box without having to set up Wireguard & IPsec separately. It may not be what everyone wants though, Streissand is great in its own ways too.
The app is a delight compared to Mint. The interface is simple, fast and snappy. You never get an annoying "Refreshing your accounts" notice every time you login. I've come across far fewer connection issues compared to Mint (~everyday).
There is a host of nifty features I never knew I wanted: custom rules; recurring expenses; split transaction; grey/green checkmark for unreviewed/reviewed transactions.
Jen (the founder) is also very responsive to feedback. It feels great to have your bug report addressed and fixed in a couple days. Keep up the excellent work!