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Monize Wiki

Welcome to the Monize wiki -- your comprehensive guide to managing personal finances with Monize, a modern replacement for Microsoft Money.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

Core Features

  • Dashboard -- Your financial overview at a glance
  • Accounts -- Managing bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and assets
  • Transactions -- Recording, searching, and managing transactions
  • Budgets -- Smart budget planning with auto-generation, velocity tracking, and alerts
  • Investments -- Portfolio tracking, securities, and investment transactions
  • Bills and Deposits -- Scheduled and recurring transactions

Organization and Reporting

Administration


What is Monize?

Monize is a self-hosted, web-based personal finance management application. It provides a full suite of tools for tracking your income, expenses, investments, and net worth -- all from a modern, responsive web interface.

Key Features

  • Multi-Account Support -- Track chequing, savings, credit cards, loans, mortgages, investments, cash, lines of credit, and assets
  • Investment Portfolio Tracking -- Full brokerage account support with automatic price updates from Yahoo Finance
  • Recurring Transactions -- Schedule bills, deposits, and transfers with flexible recurrence options
  • Smart Budgets -- Auto-generated budgets from spending history with velocity tracking and proactive alerts
  • Comprehensive Reporting -- 15+ built-in reports plus a custom report builder with charts
  • Multi-Currency -- Support for 8+ currencies with automatic exchange rate updates
  • QIF Import -- Import your data from Microsoft Money, Quicken, and other QIF-compatible software
  • Security -- Two-factor authentication, refresh token rotation, rate limiting, and comprehensive security headers
  • Self-Hosted -- Your financial data stays on your own server
  • Progressive Web App -- Installable on mobile devices for native app-like experience

Technology Stack

Component Technology
Frontend Next.js (React), Tailwind CSS
Backend NestJS (Node.js/TypeScript)
Database PostgreSQL 16
Deployment Docker Compose, Kubernetes (Helm)

Quick Navigation

I want to... Go to...
Set up Monize for the first time Getting Started
Migrate from Microsoft Money Importing from Microsoft Money
Understand the dashboard Dashboard
Create and manage accounts Accounts
Track my investments Investments
Create a budget from my spending history Budgets
Set up recurring bills Bills and Deposits
Run financial reports Reports
Configure security settings Settings and Security

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