nrbray

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on *Permanently Deleted* · c/opensource · 1 pts · 278d

That 'not have access to private messages' is the complex thing that requires encryption done well. It is extremely complicated to make available to non technical people. No perfect solution presents itself.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/opensource · 1 pts · 278d

Email is lowest common denominator ofc.

These are the things to study and learn. We are in a world where there are many mother tongues, moving to a world where there are many chat apps.

SimpleX

DeltaChat

Scuttlebutt

agreed, if I didn't trust the encryption, I would not use it. I am fine with bitwarden hosting my encrypted passwords, the store is accessible locally on each device, and I can self host with vaultwarden if bitwarden pull the free service. The features in bitwarden are good and sufficient, less awkward than alternatives I have tried.

These 2 are worth a careful look

  • ledger and its derivatives
  • quickfile

I am from the UK and been doing this for over 10 years, with a CSV general ledger.

I find the double entry accounting equation simple, but need meticulous book keeping and to fully understand the scheme of accounts to minimise the time spent preparing for tax, vat and PAYE along with annual financial statements to companies house.

To work on my own I follow the 'plain text accounting' principle, ledger seems good, but simpler for me to use SQL on a CSV file and a Rust program to handle MTD for VAT.

I've studied many accounting packages, all seem over complex and obscure the simplicity of the task.

To work with an accountant I would choose quickfile. It is remarkable, and one very smart person I expect to choose the best application uses it so I feel that it has credibility.