Bookkist did not start as a product. It started as a personal need.
I simply wanted a better way to track my own money.
Most tools I tried felt either too complicated, too restrictive, or disconnected from how I actually managed my finances in real life. I wanted something simple. Something clear. Something that showed me exactly what was happening without friction.
Over time, I also wanted to track shared expenses and financial activities within my close circles — my family and friends. Money is often connected to relationships, and I needed a way to see that clearly too. When I couldn’t find something that worked the way I wanted, I decided to build it myself.
That was the beginning of Bookkist.
Later, another need emerged — something even more important to me.
I wanted to teach my young son about personal finance.
Not just how to save money, but how to think about money. How to understand it clearly. How to make good decisions over time.
That is why I built the Learn section — to create simple, structured lessons that explain personal finance from the ground up.
The Blog came next.
There were many thoughts, ideas, and lessons about money that did not fit into structured lessons. Small insights. Different ways of thinking. Perspectives gained from experience.
I wanted a place to write them down. A place where he could read them one day.
And then I realized something.
If these ideas could help my son, they could help others too.
So I opened Bookkist to everyone.
Bookkist is built on a simple belief:
Personal finance does not need to be complicated to be powerful.
You do not need complex systems. You do not need constant updates. You do not need to follow every trend.
You need clarity. Awareness. And the ability to think clearly about your own money.
That is what Bookkist is designed to support.
Everything here — the tracker, the lessons, and the blog — is built with that purpose.
And this is just the beginning.