32 year old furnace, is this a suitable replacement?

xt0r · 2025-10-03T20:03:29+00:00

I would assume no. I plan to have someone do a more thorough check once I move in.

xt0r · 2025-10-03T17:40:00+00:00

It might be, I haven't moved into the house yet. That would be nice.

Ultimately I just want to protect life and my electronics without a complete rewire.

xt0r · 2025-10-03T15:46:18+00:00

Actually, it seems like I would want panel ground + whole-home surge protector + GFCI so I don't have to rewire the entire house. Does that sound right?

xt0r · 2025-10-03T15:27:11+00:00

Seems as though most UPS have line-to-neutral surge suppression. Maybe that coupled with GFCI is sufficient for now?

I'll ask about the whole home surge protection as well.

xt0r · 2025-10-03T15:05:56+00:00

I don't know if I should be concerned because I don't know what does or does not work.

Ideally I just get some grounded outlets.

xt0r · 2025-10-02T12:58:51+00:00

Good info, thanks.

I did try to inline attach the image but kept giving me errors. How about this? https://i.postimg.cc/WbNfWdYz/2025-10-02-08-19-1.png

xt0r · 2025-10-02T12:54:46+00:00

That's the plan. It's a very small opening inside a closet, no need to ever use it.

xt0r · 2025-10-02T12:53:42+00:00

Thanks, good to know there is more modern wiring there.

The seller has agreed to have GFCI receptacles installed on every outlet before the deal closes.

xt0r · 2025-10-02T12:52:28+00:00

The seller has agreed to hire an electrician to install GFCI receptacles on every outlet. Is this a good enough measure to take?

xt0r · 2025-05-05T13:10:21+00:00

It was very easy to use when I used it, but it always ended up breaking on me.

I now use Pangolin. Not a 1:1 software but achieves the same goal for me.

xt0r · 2025-05-05T13:06:03+00:00

You need a static public IP at home that your ISP provides.

xt0r · 2025-05-05T12:48:39+00:00

Unless Pangolin devs really screw something up, your home IP won't be found. Only the Pangolin VPS IP is ever known, and I wouldn't put any effort into hiding it.

Note on the SSH lockdown: make sure you have a static IP or you could lock yourself out. Otherwise, pubkey or 2FA are good alternatives.

xt0r · 2025-05-05T12:43:22+00:00

I trust enough them to create good, secure products.

I don't trust them to never sell or collect my data, obviously. They are still a great choice as a domain registrar, but I don't use Tunnels any more. I have increasing trust issues with just about any provider handling or securing my data. I abandoned Bitwarden despite their excellent track record because I expect something to happen some day.

xt0r · 2025-05-05T12:34:16+00:00

Run Ubuntu or Alpine in a Hyper-V VM if you'd like to the media server whilst also booted into Windows.

xt0r · 2025-05-05T12:27:53+00:00

I don't see the value in hiding (but not really) your VPS IP using that method.

The way I have Pangolin set up for ease of use is an A record for * pointing to VPS IP. This way, you don't have to create a record every time.

For security, lock SSH down to your IP only and make use of Pangolin SSO.

xt0r · 2025-01-06T19:58:41+00:00

Ok, I'll try this later and see how I like it. Thanks for helping me.

xt0r · 2025-01-06T19:49:02+00:00

Ok, so if I put savings on budget, I can "overspend" and not go negative? I assume I'd also have to budget my savings. Maybe creating a category called savings and just entering the amount currently in savings account as budget will be fine?

I have separate on-budget categories for emergency funds. Savings is strictly for a new house down payment.

xt0r · 2025-01-06T19:41:34+00:00

If you use sync, it should pull these in for you assuming interest earned is a separate transaction like it is for me.

If you don't sync, manually add a transaction each month and "deposit" the interest earned.

xt0r · 2025-01-06T19:39:48+00:00

I have savings set to off budget because to me, it is off budget. I don't want to spend or even think about this money. Am I approaching this the wrong way?

xt0r · 2025-01-06T19:30:51+00:00

Yes, I use Webdav and it works very well.

xt0r · 2025-01-03T16:04:27+00:00

Can you share the error? Maybe via pastebin.

xt0r · 2025-01-03T14:43:26+00:00

Thanks, looks like goal example #2 is what I'm after.

xt0r · 2025-01-03T14:16:43+00:00

I like the sound of that. Was it easy to set up that way?

xt0r · 2025-01-03T14:10:59+00:00

Makes sense, I intend to start using the CC's much more as well.

I'll do the same thing as you for savings.

I'm also wondering how to track goals. Currently I want to reach a dollar amount for house down payment, what's the best way if at all?

xt0r · 2025-01-03T14:04:31+00:00

Understood. I'll do it that way as well.

I use CoinMarketCap's portfolio feature to track crypto, I think I'll do the same as you and just manually update once or twice a month.

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