My name is Alex Maxey. I'm a Senior QA professional based in Ontario, Canada. I've spent my career finding things that are broken and figuring out how to fix them. Software, mostly. But also my finances.
I have ADHD and I had debt. Not the dramatic kind you see in documentaries. The quiet, accumulating kind. Multiple balances across credit cards and loans, minimum payments that barely moved the needle, and a constant low-grade anxiety about money that never fully went away.
I tried the apps. All of them. Every debt payoff tool I could find. They all had the same problems: cluttered dashboards, gamification that felt patronizing, bank-linking requirements that made me uncomfortable, and interfaces clearly designed by people who'd never actually sat there at 1 AM staring at a spreadsheet trying to figure out when it would all be over.
I built this for me first.
A clear plan. No noise. An app that works with my brain instead of against it. If it works for me, it'll work for you.
Why Unburden works the way it does
Every design decision in Unburden comes from the same question: what would actually help someone who's stressed about debt?
- Privacy-first, always. Your financial data never leaves your browser. No accounts. No bank linking. No data collection. That's not a limitation. It's the whole point.
- ADHD-friendly by design. Short text, clean layouts, clear next steps. No walls of numbers. No guilt when you fall behind. Progress tracking that focuses on what you've done, not what's left.
- Honest math. Snowball and Avalanche side by side. Real numbers, real timelines. Unburden shows you exactly when you'll be debt-free and how much interest you'll save. No motivational speeches. Just the math.
- No dark patterns. No upsell popups. No "limited time" pressure. The free plan is genuinely useful. Pro is there when you need more.
About me
My day job is quality assurance. I test software for a living. That same obsession with correctness, edge cases, and user experience is what drives Unburden. Every calculation has been validated. Every flow has been tested with real debt scenarios. The app works because I wouldn't ship it if it didn't.
I'm not a financial advisor. I'm not a fintech founder with a pitch deck. I'm a QA professional who had debt, built a tool to get out of it, and decided other people might need it too.
See your debt-free date
Add your debts, set your monthly budget, and know exactly when you'll be free.
Try Unburden FreeHave questions? Read the blog for strategy breakdowns and real data, or reach out directly at hello@unburden.money.