Why I built Prooof

As an accountant, you'd think I'd have my own purchases, warranties and refund claims organised but I didn't. Receipts were buried in my inbox, warranty info I could never find when something broke and the constant nagging feeling that I was owed money somewhere but I just couldn't be bothered to chase it.

The Excel dashboard that nearly worked

So I did what every accountant does and built a spreadsheet. A proper one with purchase date, retailer, price, warranty length, proof-of-purchase link, claim status. It looked great for about a week, but then reality hit.

Updating it took ages, I'd forget to log purchases and I struggled to find the order confirmation email. By the time something broke, I had no idea where the receipt was, what the warranty terms were or which Consumer Rights Act clause applied. Most of the time I just gave up and didn't raise a claim.

What if it did itself?

The breakthrough was simple: the receipts already existed somewhere in my inbox. Why am I copying them into a spreadsheet at all? If something can read those emails, extract the product, track the warranty and - when it's time to claim - write the email for me, the whole problem disappears.

So I bought a domain, built a website and turned the idea into a real product. That's what Prooof is - a Chrome extension that quietly scans your inbox, a dashboard that shows what you own and one-click Consumer Rights Act emails when something fails. No spreadsheet, no chasing and no giving up.

Helping people with money, the easy way

I also run a YouTube channel where I share accounting, finance and money tips for entrepreneurs - the stuff people are never taught - and Prooof is the same sort of idea: take a money problem most people just accept and make it one click.

What's next

Prooof is early. The roadmap is bills, subscriptions, energy back billing, flight and train delay compensation, package holiday claims - anywhere consumer law gives you money back and the process is too annoying to bother with. If you've got a story or a feature request, I read every email at 2006griffin.rhys@gmail.com. Let me know if this is helpful and what to build next.