💸 Deep Dive · Intermediate

Cashew: finance UI that stays local

Budget apps fail on trust and clarity. Cashew-style products keep data local, show honest charts, and make month boundaries explicit.

Diagram: Cashew Budget

Lessons

  1. Money is integers/minor units — never raw doubles for storage.
  2. Recurring transactions need a rule engine, not copied rows.
  3. Chart libraries need dark mode and accessibility tables.

Pitfalls

Timezone and locale break “this month” logic. Export CSV early so users feel ownership.

Useful when building any local-first personal data app with charts.

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