What we've shipped
Loonie Nest started as a single retirement calculator built for two people: my parents. Six and a half months later it's a full retirement platform: CPP, OAS, RRIF, LIRA, Canadian tax, and a premium engine that ties them into one projection. Here's the timeline.
Jul 2026
PolishOnboarding redesign
The savings-goal calculator is rebuilt to match the income calculator’s flow, and Scenario Lab+ gets a redesigned onboarding with a new income-sources picker.
Jun 2026
Reliability and redesignHomepage and nav redesign
A rewritten homepage and navigation, plus a rebuilt tax calculator and a new RRIF conversion age input.
May 2026
Deeper Canadian tax coverageLIRA/LIF support and pension splitting
Locked-in accounts join RRSP/TFSA support, alongside a dedicated tax breakdown tab and an optimizer for pension income splitting between spouses.
Mar 2026
Scenario Lab+ launchesThe full build goes live
The complete planning engine ships: accumulation through decumulation, tax modeling, and a personalized recommendations tab that turns the numbers into a concrete plan.
Feb – Mar 2026
Building the big thingWork begins on Scenario Lab+
A full household planning tool for individuals and couples, built on its own accumulation-to-decumulation engine. Seven weeks of ground-up engine and UI work before the first public release.
Feb 2026
Widening the toolkitEarly retirement support
A guided fork screen routes people to the right calculator for their situation, and the decumulation engine is rebuilt to handle retiring before 65.
Jan 2026
FoundationLoonie Nest launches
A free Canadian retirement calculator covering RRSP, TFSA, CPP, and OAS goes live.
Retirement Income Calculator V2
A rebuilt results page with clearer income breakdowns and a full pass on tax accuracy.
Built in Vancouver. Still going.