Founder of Lode
Kir
Kir builds Lode, the iPhone expense tracker and budget app, and writes the Lode Journal.
Everything an article says about Lode is checked against the app before it is published. Questions and corrections are welcome by email.
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Articles
How to Track Expenses Automatically on iPhone
Four ways to log spending on iPhone without typing every purchase: bank sync, Apple Pay automations and the iOS 27 notification trigger — and which to pick.
How to Budget for a Trip Abroad (and Know What Each Day Cost)
Set one trip budget, log spending in the currency you pay in, and watch the cost per day as you go. A simple travel money method, and an iPhone app to run it.
A Budget App With No Bank Login: How to Track Money Privately
Why many people won't give a budgeting app their bank password, what you lose without bank sync, and how to keep a complete budget privately on iPhone.
Payday Budgeting: Start Your Month on the Day You Get Paid
If your salary lands on the 25th, a calendar-month budget is always half wrong. How payday budgeting works, and how to set it up on iPhone with one setting.
How to Find Every Subscription You Pay For (and Cancel the Ones You Forgot)
Subscriptions hide in five places, and your iPhone only shows one of them. Here's how to find them all in 20 minutes, cancel safely, and keep the list current.
How to Track Spending in Multiple Currencies Without Doing Math in Your Head
Paid in one currency, spending in another? Four rules for multi-currency budgeting — accounts, base currency, exchange rates — and how to set them up on iPhone.