Monzo Meter - Physical gauge for your bank balance

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I found out about Monzo through this article by Simon Vans-Colina. Ever since reading the article, it has been something that I thought was so cool and wanted to make one for myself. Here is the finished product…

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All credit goes to Simon for the project, and my friend who has helped out loads with the software side, he has created a Github Repo for anyone else looking to build their own Monzo Meter.

We have added a few handy features to Simons code to help out with this build. Including:-

  • Ability to set a custom balance range (for max and min)

  • A refresh function to refresh the needle if it’s ever powered down for any reason

  • A range function so the needle doesn’t do a 180 and write the whole thing off :grin:

  • Some security for the Heroku app

Proof of concept…
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Coming together…
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Testing… Other rice cookers are available
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Payday… Kerching!
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Best buds…
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Sending £500 between two current accounts…
https://youtu.be/KSKI23TIrX8

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Oh awesome will you be selling them?

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Thanks bud.

Not sure, even if I could sell the hardware, linking it to your own account would be the tricky part.

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Could you not add people as collaborators? I’d love to add this to the collection of Monzo bits and bobs.

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This is bloody marvellous. Looks super sharp and very cool.

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Thanks bud, It was a good moment when I hooked it all up and did a transfer from Monzo to RBS to see if it works!

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This is so amazing. Was it you who made the monzo piggy bank as well or was that someone else? I just love it. The whole physicality of banking (which makes a bank seem real, of value and builds trust) is disappearing quickly with with the branches and what is left- just some text on a screen, so something small like this (as well as slayer’s 3D printed hot chip card holders) which merge physicality with e-money are really fun and interesting and would be a differentiator if Monzo could harness its power!

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How long did it take to react?

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Couple of seconds max… Just editing a YT video then will add it to the thread.

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It wasn’t me… sounds interesting though, do you have a link?

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Ah here it is. Made by Stuart Taylor Prototyping A [Monzo] Connected Piggy Bank

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FYI - Demo video added to the bottom of the OP

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Its stuff like this that makes Monzo and its community fantastic! Thanks to the API developers and tinker-ers like yourselves can come up with brilliant ideas such as this!

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Whilst I think this is cool. There’s no way I’m having a permanent reminder of how little money I have hanging around the house :joy:

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I don’t mind that so much… I just don’t want the Mrs to see it! :roll_eyes:

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My first thoughts - it’ll just perpetually be at the lower end!

But amazing. I love this kind of stuff! :nerd_face:

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This is fantastic. I’d love to make a Monzometer. This is seriously cool :sunglasses:

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This stuff is so unique it makes me love Monzo. You feel as though the product is more than just the company its people like @Avidfanofstuff and @anon61778479 along with all of us that make it special.

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I have some thoughts about a V2… Need to just ensure it’s possible.

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