3 pointsby popupeyecare8 hours ago1 comment
  • BretJohnson5 hours ago
    I love this. I am your target -- a parent of a 7 year old who had no idea this was a pathway toward growing retirement savings for him through age 18! (Albeit easier to max out yearly $7500 contributions as he gets older)

    I'm also a lawyer by training married to a very risk averse spouse, so the guardrails here tick every box.

    I do generally worry though about subscription models like this that --in theory-- I want to use for the next decade. Will it still be around? will it still be supported and kept legally up-to-date? However, since it should pay for itself fairly quickly each year I'd be slightly less concerned. Not sure how you'd best speak to that concern.

    Last quick thing I noted (especially for parents with younger kids or kids who would strugggggggle to stay on task) can you set up non hourly rate tasks?

    For instance it would take him a fair while, but he'd happily weed the garden beds and do a phenomenal job, but logging true time to completion would look silly. Could it be set as a simple $10 task with before and after photos? Think more like a taskrabbit fivr type job I'd pay for but not on a per hour rate?

    Cheers. -Bret

    PS- As a US expat living in New Zealand...is this even still a possibility? I'm sure I'm the very margin of your core user in that way but I didn't readily see anything about potential eligibility if living abroad.

    • popupeyecarean hour ago
      Hi Bret!

      Thank you for kind words. Really appreciate this. You’re exactly who I had in mind.

      On the subscription concern, totally fair. Everything in Pixie is exportable, so you always have your documentation. The underlying rule is longstanding. Pixie just helps systematize compliance. I’m building it assuming families will use it for 10+ years, so durability matters.

      Great point on task based work. I can build that in if there’s demand. It makes a lot of sense for kid jobs.

      On expat eligibility, I’ll look into it more closely. The key requirement is US taxable earned income, but living abroad can add complexity.

      Thanks again for the thoughtful feedback.

      Amit