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+# I hate money
+
+[![GitHub Actions Status][]][1] [![Translation status from Weblate][]][2] [![Donate][]][3]
+
+*I hate money* is a web application made to ease shared budget
+management. It keeps track of who bought what, when, and for whom; and
+helps to settle the bills.
+
+-   [Online documentation][]
+-   [Hosted version][]
+-   [Mailing list][] (to get updates when needed).
+
+The code is distributed under a BSD *beerware* derivative: if you meet
+the people in person and you want to pay them a craft beer, you are
+highly encouraged to do so.
+
+## Requirements
+
+-   **Python**: version 3.6 to 3.9.
+-   **Backends**: SQLite, PostgreSQL, MariaDB (version 10.3.2 or above),
+    Memory.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Do you wish to contribute to IHateMoney? Fantastic! There's a lot of
+very useful help on the official [contributing][] page.
+
+You can also [donate some money][3]. All funds will be used to maintain
+the [hosted version][].
+
+## Translation status
+
+[![Translation status for each language][]][2]
+
+[1]: https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney/actions/workflows/test-docs.yml
+[2]: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/i-hate-money/?utm_source=widget
+[3]: https://liberapay.com/IHateMoney/donate
+[GitHub Actions Status]: https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney/actions/workflows/test-docs.yml/badge.svg
+[Translation status from Weblate]: https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/i-hate-money/-/i-hate-money/svg-badge.svg
+[Donate]: https://img.shields.io/liberapay/receives/IHateMoney.svg?logo=liberapay
+[Online documentation]: https://ihatemoney.readthedocs.org
+[Hosted version]: https://ihatemoney.org
+[Mailing list]: https://mailman.alwaysdata.com/postorius/lists/info.ihatemoney.org/
+[contributing]: https://ihatemoney.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html
+[Translation status for each language]: https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/i-hate-money/-/i-hate-money/multi-blue.svg
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-I hate money
-############
-
-.. image:: https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney/actions/workflows/test-docs.yml/badge.svg
-   :target: https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney/actions/workflows/test-docs.yml
-   :alt: GitHub Actions Status
-
-.. image:: https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/i-hate-money/-/i-hate-money/svg-badge.svg
-   :target: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/i-hate-money/?utm_source=widget
-   :alt: Translation status from Weblate
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/liberapay/receives/IHateMoney.svg?logo=liberapay
-   :target: https://liberapay.com/IHateMoney/donate
-   :alt: Donate
-
-*I hate money* is a web application made to ease shared budget management.
-It keeps track of who bought what, when, and for whom; and helps to settle the
-bills.
-
-* `Online documentation <https://ihatemoney.readthedocs.org>`_
-* `Hosted version <https://ihatemoney.org>`_
-* `Mailing list <https://mailman.alwaysdata.com/postorius/lists/info.ihatemoney.org/>`_
-  (to get updates when needed).
-
-The code is distributed under a BSD *beerware* derivative: if you meet the
-people in person and you want to pay them a craft beer, you are highly
-encouraged to do so.
-
-Requirements
-============
-
-* **Python**: version 3.6 to 3.9.
-* **Backends**: SQLite, PostgreSQL, MariaDB (version 10.3.2 or above), Memory.
-
-Contributing
-============
-
-Do you wish to contribute to IHateMoney? Fantastic! There's a lot of very
-useful help on the official `contributing
-<https://ihatemoney.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html>`_ page.
-
-You can also `donate some money <https://liberapay.com/IHateMoney/donate>`_. All funds will be used to maintain the `hosted version <https://ihatemoney.org>`_.
-
-Translation status
-==================
-
-.. image:: https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/i-hate-money/-/i-hate-money/multi-blue.svg
-   :target: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/i-hate-money/?utm_source=widget
-   :alt: Translation status for each language