nibi: Financial Management App Built for Canadian Freelancers
By
Ylan Arfi
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Summary
A freelancer shares their personal journey of struggling with financial management using spreadsheets and manual tracking, leading them to create nibi - a bilingual financial management app specifically designed for Canadian freelancers. The app helps track income, manage expenses, and prepare for taxes with a simple interface that eliminates the complexity of traditional business software.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledAfter 3 years of freelancing, I was still using spreadsheets, random apps, and sticky notes to track my finances
Every tax season was a panic, every invoice was guesswork, and I never really knew if I was actually profitable or just busy
I realized that as freelancers, we're expected to be our own CFO, accountant, and business manager – but nobody teaches us how
It's the app I desperately needed when I started: a simple way to manage finances without corporate complexity
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