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The LabWhat we build, and the rule we build to The DoctrineFour commitments, stated as constraints Engineering StandardHow the work is held to account MethodologyEvery formula and test case, published NotesShort, sourced, and checked against the maths What We ShipEverything currently in the world Contactsupport@thebrinklabs.com

Instruments

I · Plan

Zero-Based BudgetGive every unit of income a job before you spend it. 50/30/20 BudgetNeeds, wants and savings — against what you really spend. True Hourly WageWhat an hour of your life actually pays, after the job takes its cut.

II · Protect

Subscription AuditWhat renting your life costs per use, per year, per decade. Emergency FundSavings divided by the month you cannot avoid. Savings GoalOne monthly figure for every known future cost.

III · Borrow

Loan & EMIThe monthly payment, the interest and every month of the schedule. Debt PayoffAvalanche or snowball, priced to the month and the cent.

IV · Grow

Rule of 72How long until money, debt or prices double. Net WorthEverything you own against everything you owe — and where it is heading. All 10 instrumentsThe index, by chapter

MyneWallet

OverviewThe app, and what it refuses to do How It WorksEnvelopes, capture, analysis What It CostsFree tier and the one-time unlock QuestionsFourteen answers, no marketing Privacy PolicyFourteen sections, plainly written Get it on Google PlayAndroid · the only official listing

Notes

All NotesShort, sourced, and checked against the maths

The Instruments

Private personal finance calculators Ten Instruments. Nothing Leaves The Page.

The Instruments are ten personal finance calculators that run entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded, stored or tracked — no account, no cookies, no analytics. Each one opens on a worked example, shows its formula and assumptions, and is checked against an independent second implementation before it ships.

Runs in your browserNothing uploaded or storedLast reviewed

Why They Cost Nothing

A Calculator That Phones Home
Is Not A Calculator.

Most finance tools on the web are lead-generation with arithmetic attached. Yours is the data; the maths is the bait. We took the opposite position, and these ten instruments are the proof rather than the promise.

Open the network tab

Type your salary in, watch nothing leave. There is no endpoint, no analytics beacon and no third-party script to fire one. That is a fact you can verify in ten seconds, which is more than a privacy policy offers.

The maths is checked

Every instrument is verified against a second, independently written implementation before it ships. Debt Payoff agrees to the cent across a 30-month simulation. Arithmetic about someone's money is not a place for approximately.

Nothing to maintain

No tax tables, no CPI feed, no jurisdiction logic to rot. Each one answers a question that was true in 1990 and will be true in 2050, which is why they can stay up without becoming a liability.

Questions

The Instruments, Answered Plainly.

Are these calculators really private?

Yes, by architecture rather than by promise. Every calculation runs in your own browser; the pages set no cookies, store none of your figures, load no analytics or advertising script, and make no network request carrying your data. The only thing this site ever stores is your light or dark theme choice. You can confirm all of it in your browser's developer tools.

Do the instruments work offline?

Once a page has loaded, yes. All the arithmetic happens on your device, so you can disconnect and keep calculating. Loading a page for the first time needs a connection, like any website, and nothing is saved when you close the tab — which is exactly the point.

Which calculator should I start with?

If you are not sure where your money goes, start with the 50/30/20 calculator: three numbers show whether your spending has a healthy shape. If you already know, the zero-based budget calculator turns income into a plan. If you pay interest, start with debt payoff. If you want a single figure for where you stand, use net worth.

Why are there no accounts or saved results?

Because anything saved on a server is a copy of your finances that someone else holds. These instruments are built so there is nothing to save and nobody to trust. To keep a result, use Copy summary or print the page. To track your numbers over time, MyneWallet keeps them on your own phone.

How are the calculations verified?

Each instrument is checked against a second implementation written independently from the specification. The two must agree to the cent across a published set of test cases, including edge cases such as zero values and very large numbers. The formulas, rounding rules and test cases for every instrument are listed on the methodology page.

Are the results financial advice?

No. The instruments do arithmetic on the numbers and assumptions you enter, and they explain their formulas so you can judge the results yourself. They are educational tools. For decisions about investments, tax or borrowing that depend on your full circumstances, speak to a qualified adviser.

The Same Argument, Every Day

A Calculator Answers Once.
A Ledger Keeps Answering.

These instruments settle a question in thirty seconds. MyneWallet is what happens when you want the same answer on a Tuesday in March without typing anything in — the same architecture, the same refusal to phone home, running against a ledger that lives on your phone.

QR code that opens MyneWallet on Google Play

Scan with your
Android phone.

Android. Free to use; one-time unlock for the full engine. No subscription, ever.

The instrumentsMyneWallet
Answers a questionBoth
Remembers the answerOnly the app
Tracks it over timeOnly the app
Sees your dataNeither. Ever.