Financial reporting system / Est. Apr 2024

Every decision
leaves a trace
in the ledger.

Bill is 26. He graduated in April 2024 with 1,000 euro in his pocket. Six weeks later he started his first job. Since then, every financial decision he makes is recorded here, in accounting terms.


The real rate

The best savings rate in three years. Bill's money still shrinks.

The European Central Bank raised its deposit facility rate in June 2026, the first increase in nearly three years. Bill's bank followed. The offer on his screen is the most generous he has ever been shown.

A nominal rate tells you what the bank pays. A real rate tells you what your money is worth afterwards. Only one of the two was printed on the offer, and it was not the one that decides the outcome.

EP.27 / Real vs Nominal Rate Analysis FY 2026
ECB deposit facility rate2.25%
Savings account (nominal)2.10%
Eurozone inflation 2026 (proj.)3.0%

Real rate-0.9%
Moved to savings account3,000
Operating buffer retained2,884

The system

Object 01 / EP

Each episode is a ledger entry

One decision by Bill. One accounting concept. Numbers that update the system state. Every EP is an atomic record: self-contained, traceable, part of the sequence.

27 entries recorded / FY2024-FY2026

Object 02 / FY

Each fiscal year is a season

FY2024 opened the books with 1,000 euro. FY2025 tested going concern. FY2026 is the restatement: two years of decisions, one open ledger. Each FY page is a financial statement, not a blog archive.

FY2024 closed / FY2025 closed / FY2026 active

Object 03 / BillBoard

The BillBoard is his dashboard

Every EP includes an interactive financial dashboard: Bill's ledger, his four vitals, and the accounting insight behind the decision. It is not a widget. It is a management dashboard abstraction of his financial position.

Ledger / Vitals / Insight


The archive

FY 2024Closed

Opening the Books

Apr 2024 - Dec 2024

Episodes9
Opening net worth+1,000
Closing net worth+3,315
FY 2025Closed

Going Concern

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Episodes11
Opening net worth+3,315
Closing net worth+5,957
FY 2026Active

Restatement

Jan 2026 - Dec 2026

Episodes published7 recorded
Opening net worth+5,957
Current net worth+7,220

The entity

Bill is not a case study.
He is a persistent entity
in an open ledger.

He started with 1,000 euro in April 2024. Every number since then is the result of a specific decision, recorded in a specific episode. His net worth is derived, never assumed.

Read Bill's full ledger
Bill / Current state / EP.27 Jul 2026
Income
Net monthly salary1,400
Fixed outflows
Rent (shared flat)-600
Food-250
Transport / phone / misc-365

Monthly surplus185
Balance sheet
Liquid savings5,884
Rental deposit (recoverable)1,200
Smartphone (book value)136

Net worth (derived)7,220