The Keep Approach

How we think about money.

Money touches everything — your family, your plans, your peace of mind. These articles explore what we've learned building Keep, and the ideas that shape how it works.

Philosophy

Understanding your money

What happens when you stop trying to control your finances and start trying to understand them instead.

5 min read
Households

Money flows through families

Joint accounts, personal accounts, transfers between partners — your household has its own financial rhythm.

4 min read
How it works

The transfer problem

Moving £500 from savings to current doesn't mean you spent £500. But getting that right is surprisingly hard.

6 min read
Privacy

Your data stays here

Your financial data is deeply personal. We built Keep so it never has to leave your device.

4 min read
Philosophy

Life plans, not budgets

A year contains projects, goals, surprises, and seasons. A monthly budget can't hold all of that.

5 min read
How it works

Every number explained

Keep shows its working. Every total, every insight, every suggestion — you can see how we got there.

4 min read
Philosophy

Stories, not statistics

Your finances tell the story of your year. Keep reflects that back to you — in human terms, not spreadsheet terms.

5 min read
Planning

The iceberg fund

Something always comes up. You can't predict what, but you can be ready for it.

5 min read
How it works

What debt actually looks like

Banks show debt from their perspective. You need to see it from yours.

4 min read
Story

Built for one household

Every family is different. Keep doesn't assume what yours looks like — it adapts to the household you actually have.

4 min read
Philosophy

Why we don't tell you what to do

Keep is a mirror, not a lecturer. It shows you your finances clearly and trusts you to decide what to do about them.

4 min read
Philosophy

Why understanding beats budgeting

Budgeting tells you what you should do. Understanding shows you what you actually do. One of those changes behaviour.

5 min read
Philosophy

Living, not accounting

Money should enable your life, not become a second job to manage. That's the idea behind everything we build.

5 min read