--- title: I used this self-hosted tool to sort through my budget... description: A user shares a personal experience switching from a bank's built-in budgeting tools to Securo, a self-hosted financial management app that lets you import... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-used-this-self-hosted-tool-to-sort-through-my-budget-and-it-gave-me-more-clarity-than-my-banking-a-n0qguksjv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I used this self-hosted tool to sort through my budget and it gave me more clarity than my banking app | daily.dev og:description: A user shares a personal experience switching from a bank's built-in budgeting tools to Securo, a self-hosted financial management app that lets you import... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-used-this-self-hosted-tool-to-sort-through-my-budget-and-it-gave-me-more-clarity-than-my-banking-a-n0qguksjv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/N0qGUkSJV.png og:image:alt: I used this self-hosted tool to sort through my budget and it gave me more clarity than my banking app og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I used this self-hosted tool to sort through my budget and it gave me more clarity than my banking app **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A user shares a personal experience switching from a bank's built-in budgeting tools to Securo, a self-hosted financial management app that lets you import bank statements or link accounts via API, set up categorization rules, and view visual reports like Net Worth, Income vs Expenses, Cash Flow, and Money Map. These visualizations helped uncover that a drop in income during illness, not overspending, was the real cause of budget strain. The app currently lacks support for some currencies, including the South African Rand. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Securo and what can it do for personal budgeting? Securo is a self-hosted financial management application that lets you import bank statements or link accounts via API, categorize transactions using custom rules, set financial goals, and view visual reports such as Net Worth, Income vs Expenses, Cash Flow, and Money Map. It runs on your own server, giving more control over financial data than typical banking apps offer. _Anyone comparing self-hosted budgeting tools can browse hands-on write-ups like this on daily.dev._ ### Does Securo support currencies other than the US dollar, like the South African Rand? Not fully. Securo currently has limited currency support, and users whose local currency isn't covered, such as the South African Rand, will see their dashboard displayed in US dollars instead of their actual currency until broader currency support is added. _Developers evaluating self-hosted finance tools for regional gaps can track updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I switched to Firefly III, and it's made budgeting easier because it can import from my bank](https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-firefly-iii-and-it-s-made-budgeting-easier-because-it-can-import-from-my-bank-yxqakxloy) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I ditched my budgeting app for Claude and my spending finally stopped spiraling](https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-my-budgeting-app-for-claude-and-my-spending-finally-stopped-spiraling-xrehnnckf) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Expense Tracker Mobile](https://daily.dev/posts/expense-tracker-mobile-b3qmb61mm) · Medium · 0 upvotes 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