> As a programmer, it just feels liberating to get the data out of some closed banking app and into a space I'm comfortable in.

Quote of the week for me. well said.

~15 years ago I fumbled around with web programming basically because I never learned how to use excel in school. Nerded out with css, html, forms, then php and mysql to script together an unbelievably worse version of what a spreadsheet could do, but it was incredible that I could build something entirely made for my idea. And with the power to improve it.

Thank you for writing and sharing your story, it's motivating and comforting even. Good luck!

Thanks for sharing your story!