hey, my name is jen!
i'm the founder, engineer, designer and customer support at lunch money
surface spending habits, simplify your finances and improve financial awareness
i started lunch money because i grew tired of the spreadsheet my husband and i had been maintaining.
connect with me on twitter
javascript library used to build the front-end
programming language which improves on javascript
static site generator powering the main marketing site
static site generator powering the founder's personal blog
must-have extension to css (seriously, don't use vanilla css)
ui component framework that powers 80% of the visuals for lunch money
relational database used to store lunch money data
obust in-memory data structure store used as a messaging system and queues
runtime environment used to power the back-end servers
node library to implement, manage and interface with Redis queues
testing framework for node
node middleware powering the authentication layer
deploy and manage the apps staging, beta and production servers
platform for effortless deployments of the client-side
robust CDN to protect against security threats
continuous integration for automating building, testing and deployment
live server log management, installed and managed via Heroku
application monitoring and error tracking
used for all my illustrations, designs and mock-ups
great simple tool for grabbing hex codes on my screen
used to record gifs for use in emails or marketing site
great resource for free svgs and inspiration
a great tool for optimizing images for the web
api for sending transactional emails
managing and sending campaigns for email marketing
communications api for sending 2fa codes vis sms
seo performance and monitoring
insights on marketing campaigns and how users are discovering lunch money
used for recording walkthrough videos
powers the lunch money slack community
headless cms that powers the founder's personal blog
tool to quickly and easily collect video testimonials
for quick and simple surveys
insightful analytics into my email usage
task management tool to keep track of all the feature requests
handler for all payments and subscriptions
importing transactions and balances for us and canadian-based banks
import balances from cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges
importing daily currency exchange rates
accept payments and store money in all different currencies
great tool for stripe subscription analytics
time tracking app so I know how many hours per day I'm working
time tracking app that asks you every few minutes what you're working on
customer feedback management tool