Free forever · Open source · Self-hosted

Your money. Your rules.

Pocket Root is the personal finance platform I built for myself — and now I'm sharing it with anyone who needs it. Track spending, crush debt, split bills with family, and let AI do the boring stuff.

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Built with ❤️ by Damian Rodriguez · No credit card required

Smart Dashboard

Real-time balance, Safe to Spend metric, and payday countdown.

AI Receipt Scanner

Snap a receipt — AI extracts merchant, amount, date, and category.

Family Splitting

Share expenses, settle debts, and manage household finances together.

Debt Freedom

Snowball or avalanche strategies with a month-by-month payoff timeline.

Goals & Vaults

Set targets, lock savings, and track progress with circular progress rings.

Self-Hosted

Your data stays on your infrastructure. No third-party cloud. Ever.

The Journey

From idea to platform

Every great product starts with a personal itch. Here's how Pocket Root evolved from a weekend project into a full-blown financial platform.

Jan 2026

The Idea

Started building a personal finance tracker to replace messy spreadsheets. Built the core: authentication, wallets, and transaction logging.

User auth & registrationMulti-wallet systemTransaction CRUD

Feb 2026

Getting Smart

Added intelligence to the platform. AI receipt scanning, CSV bank imports, and automated subscription tracking.

AI receipt auto-fill (Claude)CSV bank statement importSubscription auto-processing

Mar 2026

Planning & Goals

Built the financial planning engine. Debt payoff strategies, savings vaults, and an affordability calculator that tells you when you can buy what you want.

Debt snowball & avalanche plannerSavings vaults with progress trackingGoal affordability analysis

Apr 2026

Family Hub & Visual Overhaul

Transformed Pocket Root into a collaborative household platform. Added family expense splitting, settle-up ledger, dependents tracking, and a complete visual redesign.

Household splitting & settle-up ledgerDependents & allowance managerPremium visual overhaul with 3D illustrations

Q3 2026

AI Financial Advisor

Chat with your finances. Ask "Can I afford a PS5?" and get a mathematically precise answer based on your actual data.

Conversational AI advisorProactive spending alertsSubscription creep detection

Q4 2026

Mobile App Launch

Pocket Root goes native. A full iOS & Android app with push notifications, offline mode, and biometric authentication.

iOS & Android native appPush notification remindersOffline-first architecture

2027

Open Platform

Bank API integrations, real-time stock portfolio tracking, and community plugins. Your entire financial life, unified.

Bank account sync (Plaid)Live stock & crypto trackingCommunity plugin marketplace

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