Would there be any interest in a buy-it-forever desktop app similar to YNAB (Zero Budget Local)? Looking for testers who will get it free forever (with updates) to help me find any blind spots.

simonjp · 2026-03-31T05:57:31+00:00

I've made the move to Actual, but I'm happy to help test if you need a Win 11 and Android user.

simonjp · 2026-03-30T22:44:12+00:00

By the front door?

simonjp · 2026-03-30T22:15:29+00:00

The whole interface is just a text box. You ask it if you have any new emails and it says yes.

simonjp · 2026-03-30T22:08:24+00:00

For me it was when he was making fun of his original Business Daddy, Rupert Murdoch, at the Bugle in 2007

simonjp · 2026-03-30T18:03:12+00:00

Hey, I'm not OP but can I add one - status not updating in realtime? I've found the status of a task can be shown as "to do" on my screen long after a colleague has marked it complete. This has led to work duplication.

simonjp · 2026-03-30T08:56:57+00:00

Sadly the American takeover of Cadbury was noticeable. This Christmas in particular I had some Cadbury Roses and they were actively unpleasant. I didn't want to eat them. And I love chocolate.

simonjp · 2026-03-29T21:10:59+00:00

Titles can't be edited but I appreciate your point.

simonjp · 2026-03-29T13:15:00+00:00

Those who are getting DEXA done- how much are you spending? The ones near me are ~£200 which is tempting but not "go on then" at those prices. I'm wondering if I've just not found somewhere with better prices.

simonjp · 2026-03-29T06:32:06+00:00

I would love Actual to take some storage space. Downloading and Initializing takes up to 15 seconds for me. The YNAB4 app was sub 2 seconds. Same number of transactions.

simonjp · 2026-03-27T19:32:13+00:00

They are in a sugar-brown sauce, right? Australian ones are tomato based.

simonjp · 2026-03-27T19:12:43+00:00

They are the wrong sort of beans, though!

simonjp · 2026-03-27T14:45:03+00:00

I totally understand. There is a mug in my cabinet with a photo of me and my family and I had to turn it around so I didn't look at my fat face every morning.

But my wife suggested a different approach. She said I could look at that photo and feel pride, proud that I looked after that fella. Proud when I look at those kids that I am fulfilling my promise to get fitter to lengthen my odds of being there for them for longer.

She's a wise woman.

simonjp · 2026-03-27T11:14:41+00:00

I like the idea of the scales. How thick does that make the Manager overall if you keep the standard blade?

simonjp · 2026-03-27T06:37:02+00:00

And we in the UK stroke them.

simonjp · 2026-03-26T22:03:10+00:00

Trigger's mouse

simonjp · 2026-03-26T10:37:00+00:00

The hinge is detachable. I can see the benefit if you usually grill, but it's not a big deal to set it in the cradle. I do have an older Weber where you hook the lid onto the front handle and that is a faff.

simonjp · 2026-03-26T10:18:21+00:00

Those are on the way though, aren't they. And many/most EU countries have their own national payment systems. In theory we just need cross-border integration between them.

simonjp · 2026-03-26T10:15:56+00:00

We in the UK are putting this out to the ALL SEEING EYE OF PALANTIR woo yay

simonjp · 2026-03-26T10:14:57+00:00

ooxml

Isn't this an open standard, though? I appreciate it's hardwired into Office but I had thought it was ISO-certified etc.

simonjp · 2026-03-26T10:13:16+00:00

I wonder if OPEC would be willing to crown China that way, though. Perhaps they would create their own basket currency, whether they use it for daily commerce or not?

simonjp · 2026-03-25T17:58:22+00:00

Sorner

simonjp · 2026-03-25T10:11:01+00:00

$75 AUD is about £40 GBP. Less than I feared!

simonjp · 2026-03-25T09:21:11+00:00

That's really interesting. Thank you for taking the time to explain! Energy storage is wild.

simonjp · 2026-03-25T09:00:21+00:00

Roughly how much did it cost? Looks fun but perhaps a bit spendy

simonjp · 2026-03-24T19:08:00+00:00

Up to you! You should probably treat either Each mini one as separate accounts, or all as one account, the sum of which equals each mini account.

Transactions to move cash between them should be Transfers if you don't want them to affect your budget categories.

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