diff --git a/src/store/snapshot.test.ts b/src/store/snapshot.test.ts
index c9869dc..598dd95 100644
--- a/src/store/snapshot.test.ts
+++ b/src/store/snapshot.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect, describe } from "bun:test";
 import { createSnapshotStore, type Persistence } from "./snapshot.ts";
 import { createSeedDataset } from "../domain/seed.ts";
-import type { Dataset } from "../domain/types.ts";
+import type { Dataset, FxRate } from "../domain/types.ts";
 
 function fakePersistence(initial: Dataset | null = null) {
   const writes: Dataset[] = [];
@@ -163,6 +163,86 @@ test("replace swaps the whole dataset, as JSON import needs", async () => {
   expect(fake.stored!.settings.foldStartMonth).toBe("2020-01");
 });
 
+describe("reset", () => {
+  test("puts back exactly what a first run would have produced", async () => {
+    const fake = fakePersistence(null);
+    const rates: FxRate[] = [
+      { currency: "USD", baseUnitsPerOne: 6.449532, updatedAt: "2026-09-01", source: "manual" },
+    ];
+    const store = createSnapshotStore(fake.persistence, "2026-09", rates);
+    await store.load();
+
+    // Diverge from the seed in every direction a reset has to undo: an added
+    // currency, a renamed post, recorded income and a purchase.
+    await store.mutate((draft) => {
+      draft.currencies.push({ code: "JPY", digits: 0, symbol: "\u00a5", name: "Japanese yen" });
+      draft.posts[0]!.name = "Renamed";
+      draft.posts.push({
+        id: "extra",
+        name: "Extra",
+        order: 9,
+        archived: false,
+        currency: "DKK",
+        rules: [],
+      });
+      draft.months[0]!.income = { amount: 28000, currency: "DKK" };
+      draft.purchases.push({
+        id: "p1",
+        date: "2026-09-04",
+        description: "Groceries",
+        total: { amount: 100, currency: "DKK" },
+        splitMode: "percent",
+        splits: [{ postId: draft.posts[0]!.id, value: 100, absorbsRemainder: true }],
+        schedule: null,
+      });
+    });
+
+    let notifications = 0;
+    store.subscribe(() => notifications++);
+    await store.reset();
+
+    const after = store.get();
+    // Post IDs are freshly generated, so compare on everything else.
+    expect(after.posts.map((p) => p.name)).toEqual([
+      "Video Games",
+      "Food",
+      "Events and Social",
+    ]);
+    expect(after.currencies.map((c) => c.code)).toEqual(["DKK", "USD", "EUR"]);
+    expect(after.fxRates).toEqual(rates);
+    expect(after.purchases).toEqual([]);
+    expect(after.months).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(after.months[0]!.income.amount).toBe(0);
+    expect(notifications).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test("persists, so the reset survives a reload", async () => {
+    const fake = fakePersistence(null);
+    const store = createSnapshotStore(fake.persistence, "2026-09");
+    await store.load();
+    await store.mutate((draft) => {
+      draft.posts.length = 0;
+    });
+    await store.reset();
+    expect(fake.stored!.posts).toHaveLength(3);
+  });
+
+  test("leaves the snapshot untouched when the write fails", async () => {
+    const fake = fakePersistence(createSeedDataset("2026-09"));
+    const store = createSnapshotStore(fake.persistence, "2026-09");
+    await store.load();
+    await store.mutate((draft) => {
+      draft.posts[0]!.name = "Renamed";
+    });
+
+    fake.persistence.write = async () => {
+      throw new Error("quota exceeded");
+    };
+    await expect(store.reset()).rejects.toThrow("quota exceeded");
+    expect(store.get().posts[0]!.name).toBe("Renamed");
+  });
+});
+
 test("unsubscribe stops notifications", async () => {
   const fake = fakePersistence(createSeedDataset("2026-09"));
   const store = createSnapshotStore(fake.persistence, "2026-09");
diff --git a/src/store/snapshot.ts b/src/store/snapshot.ts
index 94f6e84..256f330 100644
--- a/src/store/snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/store/snapshot.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface SnapshotStore {
   get(): Dataset;
   mutate(fn: (draft: Dataset) => void): Promise<void>;
   replace(dataset: Dataset): Promise<void>;
+  reset(): Promise<void>;
   subscribe(listener: Listener): () => void;
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +89,19 @@ export function createSnapshotStore(
       return enqueue(() => commit(dataset));
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Back to first-run state: the seed posts, the seed currency table and the
+     * seed rates this store was built with. Seeding lives here rather than in
+     * the UI so "reset" and "a brand-new browser" cannot drift apart — they
+     * are the same call.
+     *
+     * Goes through the queue like every other write, so a reset issued while a
+     * mutation is still in flight cannot be overtaken by it.
+     */
+    reset() {
+      return enqueue(() => commit(createSeedDataset(currentMonth, seedRates)));
+    },
+
     subscribe(listener) {
       listeners.add(listener);
       return () => listeners.delete(listener);
diff --git a/src/ui/routes/settings/DataSection.tsx b/src/ui/routes/settings/DataSection.tsx
index 82a8ef3..df63ba0 100644
--- a/src/ui/routes/settings/DataSection.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/routes/settings/DataSection.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function DataSection() {
   const dataset = useDataset();
   const fileInput = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const [pending, setPending] = useState<Dataset | null>(null);
+  const [confirmingReset, setConfirmingReset] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   // Shared by every export button and by the pre-import backup below.
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export function DataSection() {
 
   async function chooseFile(file: File) {
     setError(null);
+    setConfirmingReset(false);
     try {
       setPending(parseDatasetJson(await file.text()));
     } catch (cause) {
@@ -91,6 +93,28 @@ export function DataSection() {
     setPending(null);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Back to a brand-new browser: the seed posts, the seed currency table and
+   * the baked rates. `store.reset()` is the same call `load()` makes on a
+   * first run, so the two cannot drift apart.
+   *
+   * Order of operations is the import flow's, for the import flow's reason:
+   * this is the user's only copy, so the backup must download BEFORE the
+   * destructive write, and a backup that fails aborts the reset rather than
+   * destroying data no one has a copy of.
+   */
+  async function confirmReset() {
+    if (!runExport(buildJsonExport)) return;
+    try {
+      await store.reset();
+    } catch (cause) {
+      const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
+      setError(`Could not reset: ${message}. Your data has not been changed.`);
+      return;
+    }
+    setConfirmingReset(false);
+  }
+
   const counts = describeDataset(dataset);
 
   return (
@@ -109,6 +133,17 @@ export function DataSection() {
         <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => fileInput.current?.click()}>
           Import JSON…
         </Button>
+        <Button
+          variant="outline"
+          className="text-destructive hover:text-destructive"
+          onClick={() => {
+            setError(null);
+            setPending(null);
+            setConfirmingReset(true);
+          }}
+        >
+          Reset everything…
+        </Button>
         <input
           ref={fileInput}
           type="file"
@@ -122,10 +157,36 @@ export function DataSection() {
         />
       </div>
 
-      {error && <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{error}</p>}
+      {error && <p className="mt-3 text-sm text-destructive">{error}</p>}
+
+      {confirmingReset && (
+        <div className="mt-3 space-y-2 rounded border border-destructive p-3 text-sm">
+          <p className="font-medium">This deletes everything in this browser.</p>
+          <p>
+            Now: {counts.posts} posts, {counts.months} months, {counts.purchases} purchases,{" "}
+            {dataset.currencies.length} currencies.
+            <br />
+            After reset: the three starter posts (Video Games, Food, Events and Social), the
+            DKK / USD / EUR currency table with the built-in exchange rates, this month at
+            zero income, and no purchases. Your own posts, currencies, income and allocation
+            history are all replaced.
+          </p>
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            A backup of your current data will download first.
+          </p>
+          <div className="flex gap-2">
+            <Button variant="destructive" size="sm" onClick={() => void confirmReset()}>
+              Reset my data
+            </Button>
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setConfirmingReset(false)}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
 
       {pending && (
-        <div className="space-y-2 rounded border border-destructive p-3 text-sm">
+        <div className="mt-3 space-y-2 rounded border border-destructive p-3 text-sm">
           <p className="font-medium">This replaces everything currently stored.</p>
           <p>
             Now: {counts.posts} posts, {counts.months} months, {counts.purchases} purchases.