Trailing behind the scenes
Diary
Field notes from real Trail usage. Trips, edge cases, things the app got right and things it didn't. No press releases.
- Field note · The shoebox years
How to keep track of receipts when the tenth one breaks you
Logging one receipt is easy. The tenth is where everyone quits. Here is what a renovation's worth of cash receipts taught me about tracking spending, and the system that finally kept up.
- Launch week · Why Trail exists
I have ADHD and couldn't track my money, so I built Trail
My painter handed back money I had overpaid, and I realized he was tracking my spending better than I was. This is why I built Trail: a receipt app for people who freeze at budgeting apps.
- Langkawi, Malaysia · A family trip
Two days into Langkawi, every cent already lives in Trail
I arrived two days ago. The flights, the hotel booking, and a single tip to a bathroom attendant are all in the same folder. The trip has a budget. The budget knows where it stands.