Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know to get started.
FinFam is free!
We're on a mission to raise financial literacy and make financial planning accessible to everyone, so even if we add a premium tier in the future, we plan to keep it free for everyone.
No, FinFam is neither a budgeting app, nor an investment platform.
FinFam is a collaborative financial planning tool that operates at a level above traditional budgeting and investing apps. We don't track your daily expenses or move money. Instead, we help you make the strategic decisions that come before those actions.
In today's rapidly evolving economic landscape, the hard part isn't tracking your spending or buying index funds. The hard part is deciding how to allocate your resources. Should you pay down debt or invest? Rent or buy? What's the right emergency fund size for your situation?
Think of FinFam as your financial strategy layer. Where you explore scenarios with the people that matter, get expert perspectives, and make informed decisions about your financial future. Then you can use your favorite budgeting and investment apps to execute and track those decisions.
Yes! At FinFam, everything is private by default.
Our sharing settings are modeled after Google Sheets - you control exactly who sees what, when. Share with your spouse, your advisor, or your trusted friends. Or keep it completely private. Your call.
Read our full approach in our Privacy Policy.
No, never! FinFam never asks for your account numbers. Ever.
Because FinFam is designed for rapidly modeling financial scenarios, we took a novel approach to our sync feature. We import screenshots of your existing financial data, from bank statements to budget trackers, like Monarch Money, Rocket Money, and YNAB.
When you use our Magic Sync to import data, we automatically strip out identifying information, if any is detected. You should never share account numbers with anyone, anywhere online. We designed FinFam so you don't have to.
Views are expert explanations and calculations you can find in our View Marketplace. Get smart tips without sharing your data, scheduling meetings, or making any commitments.
Spaces are collaborative financial planning workbooks where you save your favorite Views and track all your holdings (assets, liabilities, income, expenses). Think of them as your personal financial planning workspace.
You can explore public Spaces to see how others organize their financial planning.
Absolutely! The numbers you put in FinFam don't have to be your real balances. FinFam is built for scenario modeling.
Play with fake numbers, explore "what if" situations, and get your questions answered. Think of it as your financial sandbox.
This is perfect for exploring different financial strategies without revealing your actual financial situation.
Only the people you choose. You have complete control over who sees what.
By default, everything is private to you. When you're ready to share, you can:
- Keep your Space completely private
- Share with specific people (spouse, advisor, trusted friends)
- Publish your Space publicly for the world to see
You control exactly who sees what, when - just like sharing a Google Sheet.
Finn is our AI financial assistant designed to help you make sense of your financial situation.
Unlike generic AI that gives textbook answers, Finn knows your complete financial picture and can provide personalized insights. Finn helps fill in gaps and connect expert Views with your personal context.
Think of Finn as your financial research assistant - great for explanations and analysis, but the final decisions are always yours.
Not at all! FinFam is designed to make financial planning accessible to everyone.
Our mission is to ensure that financial literacy and smart money management should be accessible to everyone, no matter how specific your needs may seem.
You can start by exploring expert Views to learn, then build your knowledge as you create your own financial plans. Finn, our AI assistant, is there to help explain concepts and fill in gaps.
Yes! FinFam is built for collaborative financial planning.
When you're ready to share your plan, invite friends, family, or anyone you trust. Turn tough money topics into clear, helpful conversations.
Smart money moves happen when people work together. FinFam gives you the tools to explore your financial future confidently with the people who matter most.
Well, me. (Mahmoud) But also you!
After a decade building fintech and wiki software, I wanted to bring the spirit of free and open source software to the financial space. Transparency, collaboration, and sharing are our best tools for building good financial literacy and habits.
Learn more about FinFam and our philosophy.
Still have questions? Get in touch and we'll help you out.