I agree! That's why I built Pagecord. Like Substack it's a blog with a mailing list, but it's also your personal website (pages, for example) with a custom domain. Also, source available. Most people will defer to Substack because (A) the brand, and (B) it can be monetised which is probably the biggest draw. Maybe I need to bring monetisation to Pagecord? :) https://pagecord.com. - Source: Hacker News / 5 days ago

Pagecord! A personal website and blog... That you'll actually keep updated. It's an all-in-one, open source blogging/site analytics/newsletter platform that takes privacy seriously and is priced affordably (plus a free plan, obvs). Would love your feedback if you have a few mins to spare. The goal is to make you write more! https://pagecord.com. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

Pagecord. Blog without the slog. Blogging is more unpopular than ever but Pagecord is somehow growing in popularity. Keen to know what people here think. https://pagecord.com. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

I’m building Pagecord: “Blog without the slog”. https://pagecord.com To goal is to make you write more. Tonnes of features, including posting by email (my favourite way to blog). I love blogging and I want more people to go back to writing on their own blog and reduce time on the socials. It seems to be striking a chord with people. Free classic plan, bargain premium plan at only $29/year. Source available (Rails)... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

Pagecord! An independent blogging and personal website builder. Source available. It’s not a novel idea but it’s gaining decent traction because it’s simple and (I think!) makes you want to write more. Which is basically why I built it. Blog by email, custom domains, internal private analytics, theming and more! Free forever plan, or only $29/yr for everything. Priced as I think personal/blogging sites should be.... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

I'm continuing to work on Personal Finances Python [1], a book that teaches software developers how to track their finances using the Python ecosystem, Double Entry Bookkeeping, and a bunch of plain-text files. Apart from that, I recently started getting interested in the AT protocol ecosystem, so I built a directory [2] for discovering ATProto alternatives to mainstream/centralized products. [1]:... - Source: Hacker News / 20 days ago

The best intro guide I've found is Siddhant Goel's book, Tracking Personal Finances Using Python. It's a paid product, but it's pretty affordable, and I think it's well worth the time you'll save by trying to piece things together from other sources. Source: about 4 years ago

Tracking Personal Finances using Python by Siddhant Goel. Source: over 4 years ago