Show HN: My Financial Pal – Free AI-Powered Personal Financial Planner

1 pointsposted 3 days ago
by shormigo

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shormigo

3 days ago

A bit of extra context on the build:

Stack: The backend is built in Python (Flask) with PostgreSQL for persistence, hosted on Heroku.

Frontend: Simple HTML/Bootstrap templates — I wanted to keep it minimal so people can focus on the functionality, not the UI polish.

Logic: The financial planning engine uses a set of rules + some lightweight AI-based analysis to generate advice (e.g., debt payoff order, savings strategies, etc.).

Output: The final output is a PDF report, auto-generated from the inputs, with tailored recommendations.

Why I built it: I have a background in data science and noticed that many people I talk to either don’t have access to financial planners or find them too expensive. My goal was to see if I could replicate some of that value in a simple, automated way that anyone could try for free.

What I’d love feedback on:

Did the advice make sense for your situation?

Were the recommendations clear and actionable?

Anything confusing, missing, or frustrating in the flow?

Thanks again for trying it out — I’ll be hanging around in the thread to answer questions and take notes.