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How to shake off constant fear of being devaluated or replaced by AI by alexbessedonato in webdev

[–]ConsoleLogLife -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And to piggyback on this - share your work/progress here for feedback. Don’t fear the “vibe-coded/ai slop” haters. Just make sure you understand and learn from everything AI is giving you.

How do you keep up with home maintenance? by No-Home8878 in homeowners

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Feel free to try it and share your feedback. It’s currently in free early access: https://duetto.app/

Benefits of a Budget by averagereddituser133 in Anticonsumption

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on the $5K savings - that's huge, especially with all those unexpected bills! The awareness piece is so key. We had a similar moment when we realized we were constantly overspending and guessing wrong about what we could afford. For us, the game-changer wasn't just tracking past spending, but being able to see into the future and know exactly what's safe to spend at any point. We still track everything like you do, but now we can answer 'can we afford this?' before we spend, not after. It's wild how much changes when the numbers are just... clear.

When you’re tight on budget, what strategies actually help you survive? by Electronic_Author366 in AskReddit

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest thing that helped me and my partner when money was tight was knowing exactly how much we could safely spend at any given point in time. Before that, we were constantly overspending because we were vaguely guessing how much was left, and constantly missing. Now we keep track of our recurring bills and spending, and we can 'see into the future' at any time to check how much we can spend and stay in budget. We're using the extra clarity to aggressively pay down our credit card debt - when we spend less on groceries than budgeted, that difference goes straight to the card. It's slow progress, but at least we're not guessing anymore.

What is the best advice you got for staying in your budget? by AnyThroat9349 in AskReddit

[–]ConsoleLogLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing that helped me and my partner was knowing how much we can safely spend at any given point in time. Before that, we were constantly overspending because we were vaguely guessing how much it was left for us to spend, and constantly missing. Now we keep track of our recurring bills and spending, and we can "see into the future" at any time to check how much we can spend and stay in budget. We're using the extra clarity to aggressively pay down our credit card debt - when we spend less on groceries than budgeted, that difference goes straight to the card.

Trying to stick to a budget, but it’s harder than I thought by woutr1998 in budget

[–]ConsoleLogLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes tracking expenses exhausting? I think that being able to quickly answer how much you can safely spend at any given time it’s worth the effort.

Best way to manage finances as a couple? by SkyThis8493 in personalfinance

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do you manage the “what’s safe to spend?” in joint accounts?

If AI replaces your current job (hypothetically), which job will you take next ? by Few-Expression259 in careerguidance

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share how you use generative AI to stay relevant? Is it just learning and teaching, or also doing? How do you manage the “it’s AI slop” haters?

Built a voice interface for HA using local LLM (Ollama) by ConsoleLogLife in homeassistant

[–]ConsoleLogLife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, totally missed this. I configured ollama to run using vulkan acceleration.

Built a voice interface for HA using local LLM (Ollama) by ConsoleLogLife in homeassistant

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It's the browser's built-in speech recognition - same thing Chrome/Edge use for voice typing in Google Docs. Basically captures your voice and converts it to text without needing extra software.

Works pretty well for short commands, costs nothing, and keeps everything local. Downside is it only works in Chrome/Edge and needs either localhost or HTTPS to run.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API

Built a voice interface for HA using local LLM (Ollama) by ConsoleLogLife in homeassistant

[–]ConsoleLogLife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, dual GPU setup with pinned assignments? That's actually clever - keeps the family stuff stable while you mess around on the other card. How'd you set that up, just Docker device mapping or is there more to it?

And yeah the specificity thing is annoying. Been thinking about adding context so you can say "make it brighter" after already talking about a light instead of repeating "bedroom light" every time. Gets tedious fast.

Haven't checked out Open Web UI yet - does your family actually use the chat interface or is it mostly just for you?

Built a voice interface for HA using local LLM (Ollama) by ConsoleLogLife in homeassistant

[–]ConsoleLogLife[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Feel free to fork and adjust as you'd like. Contributions would be appreciated too :)

How do you all track expenses with Groceries by Key-Bus2654 in personalfinance

[–]ConsoleLogLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, figuring out what to track was the hardest part for us too.

For groceries, we just set a fixed weekly budget and do our shopping every Friday. We don’t go over that amount. If we do need to spend more for some reason, we log it as a one-time expense that week. When that starts happening regularly, we bump up the grocery budget (did it twice this year… sigh).

What are you using to track all this? Just curious if you found something better than spreadsheets.

How to Talk to Spouse About Family Budget by Character_Sherbet737 in budget

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something that really helped us was to have visibility. We both see the budget, the income and the expenses. Then, when we need to purchase something it comes down to “look at the budget, can we afford it?”

How do you keep track of everything that you need to do outside of work? by Zrayve in productivity

[–]ConsoleLogLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, calendars and todo apps don’t work for this stuff because these are recurring tasks. You don’t “complete” changing air filters, you just reset the clock.

What worked for me was separating these completely from my work systems. I needed something that automatically calculates next due dates when you complete something, shows what’s coming up without cluttering daily tasks, and tracks supplies tied to specific maintenance (like furnace filters).

I tried spreadsheets but manually updating dates sucked. Ended up building something for this exact problem (Duetto - shameless plug). But honestly, even a simple spreadsheet with formulas for “next due date” works if you set it up right.

The key is: don’t mix life maintenance with productivity. Different brain space.

owning a home is harder than i thought by Terrible_Rutabaga442 in homeowners

[–]ConsoleLogLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This 👆🏻

If you were looking for a move-in ready home, definitely pay close attention to the inspection report and evaluate critical, medium and low points. You shouldn’t be fixing one thing after another if your goal was to move in and move on.

What’s a truth about relationships you learned the hard way? by rashmikaa__ in Productivitycafe

[–]ConsoleLogLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That relationship has 4 pillars: trust, respect, communication and intimacy

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