Last week I had a simple idea: what if I could get weekly spending reports, with AI automatically categorizing everything and ideally with zero manual input (or as close to it as possible)
So I built this Skill (or better said Claude Code build one) that’s: → Connecting to my bank via GoCardless open banking API → Pulls all transactions automatically → Categorizes spending (groceries, utilities, transport, etc.) → Calculates my actual savings rate → Shows me week-over-week comparisons
Before you build, exhaust the question: “What would happen if we just… didn’t?” Sometimes the answer is “nothing bad,” and that’s your solution.
The problem isn’t that engineers can’t write code or use AI to do so. It’s that we’re so good at writing it that we forget to ask whether we should.
Great read and a great reminder that action beats overthinking, overplanning, and overengineering. Start with something, see it through then iterate and build on top of it.
Great recap of how the AI landscape unfolded in 2025. So much has happened that already feels like ancient history (remember the o1 models?)
A good reminder of just how fast this space is moving.
No. Apple doesn’t offer an AI that understands you, your life, communication, location or how you use software. And no other company fully does it…yet.
That said - several companies already deliver AI experiences that are clearly better than anything Apple has shipped so far and that’s the embarrassing part…and a real sign Apple is actually falling behind.
The fact that they are the most well positioned company to actually make AI the ubiquitous yet still not seeing anything remotely comparable…one mroe sign.
This year I managed to launch three apps. One failed. Two are still around and are taking up all my time.
Heal -> tryheal.app - is a breakup recovery app built for people going through the messy aftermath of a breakup. The core idea was simple: give people structure when their thoughts are anything but structured. Journaling, reflection and an AI coach that acts more like a calm confidant than a motivational speaker.
Made me think about work-life balance I’m struggling with sometimes, and how easy it is to overlook what’s important when you’re focused on “winning”.
I hope when I’m old and grey to be able to look back and have fond memories with my daughter not necessarily my work
Currently reading: Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier Hardcover by Kevin Kelly📚
Picked this up and it’s been such a simple, great read. Highlighted something almost every page.
As part of my 2026 goals to start a blog, I just bought a micro.one yearly subscription. The plan is to write about whatever - thoughts, ideas, apps I’m building, books I’m reading, movies I’m watching etc.
