Journal
Short pieces, written by the four of us.
How Groat is designed, what its numbers show, and the features we decided against.
Design
Why there are no categories to tidy
Every budgeting app we tried gave us filing to do. We took the filing out and kept one question.
Numbers
What 2,000 beta budgets taught us
Most people overspend in the first week after payday and underspend in the last. The daily number flattens that.
How it works
A number for people paid weekly
Monthly bills and weekly pay do not line up. Here is how Groat spreads a rent payment across four Fridays.
Design
The case against streaks
A streak punishes one bad day. A budget should forgive it by tomorrow morning, so Groat has none.
