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Google Sheets as Your Expense Database? One Dev's Bold, Free Hack

A dev skips the database drama, plugs expenses straight into Google Sheets. It's free, open-source, and oddly satisfying—until you hit the limits.

Screenshot of Expenseo web app showing expense list synced to Google Sheets

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Expenseo use Google Sheets as a no-fuss database for lightweight expense tracking—perfect for solos, risky for teams. 𝕏
  • Open-source and extensible, but hits Sheets API limits fast; echoes old-school Excel hacks with modern no-code twist. 𝕏
  • No one's getting rich here, but it could inspire a wave of Sheets-powered fintech forks. 𝕏
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