"Everything a modern peasant needs" 💰
Democratizing wealth-building tools that the upper class has always had access to
peasant is a modular financial super app designed for working-class people. It teaches you the financial tricks that wealthy people already know and gives you the tools to escape the paycheck-to-paycheck trap.
Stop being poor because you don't know what rich people know.
peasant breaks down the financial gatekeeping and gives you:
- The knowledge wealthy people learn from their parents
- The tools financial advisors charge thousands for
- The tricks that keep you poor (and how to stop them)
- A community of people who get it
peasant is built on a modular plugin system. Each plugin solves one specific financial problem.
Core Plugins:
- Budget Repair & Balance - Track spending, kill subscriptions, optimize pay periods
- Credit Repair Toolkit - From 580 to 750 credit score
- Debt Destroyer - Get out of debt without bankruptcy
- Car Buying Mastery - Never get ripped off at a dealership
- Health Insurance Optimizer - HSA vs PPO, stop overpaying
- Investment Starter - From peasant to investor
- Side Hustle Tracker - Turn skills into cash
- Home Buying Calculator - Rent vs buy, the real math
- Fast Food Killer - Scan receipts, get recipes, save $6K+/year
Platform Plugins: 10. Peasant Pay - Payments and transfers 11. Peasant Banking - Your bank, but better 12. Peasant University - Financial education 13. Peasant Community - Connect with other peasants
See PLUGINS.md for complete details.
Current: Planning & Architecture
Next: Build Budget plugin (foundation)
Future: Full plugin marketplace
This is a work in progress. The vision is big, but we're starting with the foundation.
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- Vision - Long-term roadmap and strategy
- Plugins - Complete plugin ecosystem
- Architecture - Technical design (coming soon)
- Contributing - How to contribute (coming soon)
Anti-Gatekeeping
- No financial jargon
- Plain English explanations
- Humor and humility
- "We're all in this together"
Education-First
- Not just tools, but teaching
- Learn the tricks wealthy people know
- Understand why, not just how
- Empower, don't just serve
Community-Driven
- Built by peasants, for peasants
- Open to contributions
- Success stories inspire others
- Rising tide lifts all boats
AI-Powered
- Smart categorization
- Personalized advice
- Negotiation scripts
- Predictive insights
This project is in early stages. Contributions welcome once we have the foundation built.
For now, the best way to contribute is to:
- Learn to build it: sudo-make-me-a-developer
- Build your own version
- Share what you learned
- Help others learn
TBD - Will be determined as project matures
Start with a budget app. Grow into a super app. Become the financial platform for working-class people.
Year 1: Budget, Credit, Debt plugins
Year 2: Car, Healthcare, Investing plugins
Year 3: Payments, Banking platform
Year 4: Full ecosystem
Year 5: Financial super app for the people
See VISION.md for the complete roadmap.
peasant: Everything a modern peasant needs 💰
Because we're all just peasants with smartphones, trying to make it in a world designed for the wealthy.
Repository created: November 2025