The latest articles on DEV Community by Zubair Mahboob (@zubairmahboob). https://dev.to/zubairmahboob https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F143147%2F43dadacc-200f-4659-a3f9-d6e0cf33c3ef.png https://dev.to/zubairmahboob en Zubair Mahboob Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:32:54 +0000 https://dev.to/zubairmahboob/9-best-budgeting-apps-for-couples-households-2026-46b2 https://dev.to/zubairmahboob/9-best-budgeting-apps-for-couples-households-2026-46b2 <p>You and your partner track money in two different apps. Or worse, a spreadsheet nobody updates after week one.</p> <p>One person thinks you are saving. The other just bought a $200 jacket. Nobody is wrong. Nobody had the same information.</p> <p>Most budgeting apps make this worse. They charge $10 to $15 a month, lock the good features behind a trial, and quietly sell your spending data to advertisers. You pay to get tracked.</p> <p>And the "free" ones? Limited to the point of useless.</p> <p>We tested 9 budgeting apps that actually work for couples and households in 2026. One account, any device, both people on the same page.</p> <p>One of them is completely free. No trial. No premium plan. No data selling.</p> <p>Full breakdown here 👇</p> <p><a href="https://www.expensesumo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">9 Best Budgeting Apps for Couples &amp; Households (2026)</a></p> productivity webdev beginners Zubair Mahboob Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:28:57 +0000 https://dev.to/zubairmahboob/i-built-a-free-expense-tracker-and-finally-launched-it-for-real-users-3ooo https://dev.to/zubairmahboob/i-built-a-free-expense-tracker-and-finally-launched-it-for-real-users-3ooo <p>I wanted a simple way to track my spending without overthinking it. So I built ExpenseSumo.</p> <p>It is completely free, no trial period, no paid plan, just use it.</p> <p>What you can do with it:</p> <ul> <li>Add multiple accounts like bank, credit card, cash</li> <li>Set monthly budgets by category</li> <li>See your spending in visual reports</li> <li>Use multiple currencies</li> <li>Your data stays yours, always private</li> </ul> <p>No bank linking needed. You add transactions yourself which keeps things simple and in your control.</p> <p>Works well on mobile and desktop.</p> <p>I would love feedback from people who actually use it. What would you add? What would make it part of your routine?</p> <p><a href="https://www.expensesumo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.expensesumo.com</a></p> showdev laravel programming