Senior year of college, a $35 overdraft fee wiped out my grocery money for the week. That was the moment I realized: the financial system wasn't built for people like me.
This one's personal.
That overdraft didn't just cost $35. It started years of financial anxiety — checking my balance with one eye closed, avoiding money conversations, feeling like I was always one surprise away from disaster.
I tried every app. YNAB wanted me to become an accountant. Mint felt like a dashboard for data I didn't know how to use. Everything required me to set up rules, build categories, manage a system — when the whole problem was that I just couldn't see where my money was going.
Compound is the app I wished existed. You connect your accounts and it shows you everything — no setup, no rules, no work. Because financial clarity shouldn't require a second job.