Where did all
my money go?
A letter from Vylo’s founder
I know there are plenty of money apps out there. I built Vylo because I kept ending up back in Excel.
A little background.
No matter how much I earned, I’d reach the end of the month wondering where it had gone. I knew the big expenses. It was everything in between that got away from me. Without a clear picture, I wasn’t sure what to change.
Then I got married and had a kid. I wanted to feel confident we were looking after our family, and “I think we’re doing okay” was starting to feel like a fairly loose financial plan.
So I started trying money apps. Some were complicated. Others were expensive and full of features I didn’t need. Getting a handle on our money was becoming another thing to get a handle on.
Back to Excel.
I copied expenses over, categorized them how I wanted, and built the views that helped me see what was happening. That was the appeal: I could make it work for our household. Our categories. Our rules. Everything where it made sense to us.
It worked. But somewhere along the way, I’d given myself an unpaid Sunday job. I wanted the clarity and flexibility without all the upkeep. It seemed reasonable to think something like that should exist.
That’s why I built Vylo.
It brings your accounts and transactions together and handles most of the sorting. You choose your categories, set your rules, and build a budget around how your household actually lives. You can follow your spending and net worth over time, and keep everyone on the same page.
There’s no annual commitment, either. You should have time to see whether it fits.
And once you’re set up, the idea is to need it a little less. Let Vylo handle the routine work in the background, flag what needs your attention, and give you a clear picture when you sit down at the end of the month.
Money can be hard enough to figure out. Keeping track of it should make life easier. I hope Vylo does that for you, and gives you a little more of your Sunday back.
If something isn’t working for you, or you have an idea, email me at hi@myvylo.com. I read and reply to every email myself.
Thanks for giving Vylo a try.
