The author
Almaz Davletshin
I am a developer, and I wanted simple, free budgeting tools that did not ask me to create an account. Many of the tools I tried felt overloaded or put the useful part behind a signup. BudgetTrellis is the site I wanted to use myself.
My experience with everyday money
I have worked for myself since 2024. With irregular income, I plan around individual payments and keep separate funds for expenses I know are coming. Planning a move abroad also meant breaking a large goal into specific costs before spending the money.
What I check before publication
Before approving an article, I read it all the way through. I check that the worked example answers the title, recalculate the amounts with our calculators, and look for invented statistics or promises of investment returns.
Articles are drafted with AI assistance. I make the publication decision; a completed draft or an automated check does not publish a guide by itself. Read our editorial policy and how the calculators and examples work.
What this site can help with
I am not a financial adviser. BudgetTrellis explains approaches and provides tools for working through your own numbers. It does not give personalized financial, investment, tax or legal advice.