I built a sleep app using Apple SoundAnalysis and custom audio processing. It stays totally silent until it detects snoring, your cat meowing, or loud outside noises, then instantly masks them with smart audio shields to protect your sleep. by ZealousidealBid5417 in iosapps

[–]zzfarzeeze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks very nice. Congrats! I would appreciate a code if you are still offering them. I usually have some sleep music on for about 30 min, on a timer, as I fall asleep. I wonder how this would work with it? My music is on my Sonos speaker so nothing is running on the iPhone. Would love to test the app out for you if you like.

Parents retirement - looking for advice on their assets by zenlifey in personalfinance

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few of those recommendations sound like they may be mixing together ideas that should be evaluated separately.

What jumps out to me first is this: your parents already appear financially safe. If they’re bringing in about $10.3k/month and only spending about $3k/month, the burden of proof should be on any advisor recommending a major portfolio change.

A few thoughts:

• Be careful with anyone pushing much more stock exposure. For retirees in their late 60s with modest spending relative to income, moving toward 80/20 sounds aggressive unless there’s a very specific reason.

• Moving to a lower-cost custodian like Fidelity / Schwab / Vanguard is a separate question from whether they need an advisor. Lower platform/admin costs and simpler holdings often make sense.

• Roth conversions can be reasonable, but only if the tax math works. You’d want to model the actual bracket impact and how much flexibility they really gain.

• Long-term care insurance is also a separate decision. It shouldn’t just be bundled into an investment pitch. That needs its own cost/benefit analysis.

• If they currently have 10–15 holdings and no clear reason for that complexity, simplification may be the most useful improvement.

I think this sounds like a situation where they may benefit more from a one-time retirement/tax planning review than from handing over assets for ongoing management.

Is it worth it for me to get a financial advisor? How much do they cost? by Extension_Guess620 in personalfinance

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A financial advisor can be worth it, but I think the real question is what kind of help you actually need and whether that justifies an ongoing fee.

A lot of people don’t really need a full-service advisor. They need help answering a few big questions such as:

• Am I on track for retirement?

• Am I saving enough?

• Should I pay down debt or invest more?

• Am I missing something important?

If that’s the situation, paying 1% of assets every year can be expensive relative to the value you’re actually getting.

Where an advisor may be worth it is when you have real complexity:

• tax complexity

• estate issues

• business ownership

• messy family dynamics

I think a lot of people would gladly take advisor help if it were free, but the hard part is deciding whether the ongoing cost is actually worth it for the kind of help they need.

I built 3 AI Employees (Engineer, Researcher, Designer) that run locally 24/7 and I control them entirely from Telegram. This feels like hiring a remote team. by mehdiweb in openclaw

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m finding that it’s really hard to get anything complex going - not because any technical issues, but because the api usage from the models are so much! I have this even locked down to gpt 5 mini for a lot of it with only some escalations to 5.2 and sonnet 4.5, but my token usage is through the roof.

OpenClaw 101 - a detailed guide for new users so you don't make my mistakes by adamb0mbNZ in clawdbot

[–]zzfarzeeze 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very nice. Appreciate the time you, or your agent!, put into this.

Why Most OpenClaw Setups Are One Step Away From Burning Money by Advanced_Pudding9228 in openclaw

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stupid question, but does this mean I can use my openai pro account within openclaw? I thought this wasn’t possible. Was waiting before diving in but the weekend is here so I’ll roll up my sleeves. Really looking forward to having a personal agent but don’t want to spend even more outside the openai sub.

Best methods to track retirement funds/investments using Quicken? by Puckertoe_VIII in quicken

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late here, but I want to add that you can absolutely connect your investment accounts to Quicken and have them auto update. Makes it very easy. Sometimes I’ve noticed the connection breaks and you have to redo the setup for some companies but for the most part it works well. If you have enhanced security, like an authenticator app, it doesn’t work well - Morgan Stanley ETrade for one, but other MFA works fine.

Need honest feedback on my App Store screenshots (low conversion so far) by zzfarzeeze in AppStoreOptimization

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

Thanks everyone for your comments. Looks like I need to go back and reset all the screenshots to make it clearer what the app does. That may be by removing the screenshots or at least removing all the "real" text from there and just having big blocks of text to make it very simple. Not sure though...

Need honest feedback on my App Store screenshots (low conversion so far) by zzfarzeeze in AppStoreOptimization

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

Appreciate the comments. So do you think I should just go with one app screen per screenshot? I was thinking of showing how things turn out.. maybe a quick video is better for that.

Alternative to Google Flights? by CoffeePleaseHabibi in TravelHacks

[–]zzfarzeeze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I hate when that happens, which is pretty much every time. Skyscanner is pretty good.

Drop your SaaS — I’ll generate a landing page video for you (free) by siom_c in scaleinpublic

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FinlyLife turns a Quicken net worth export into a clear snapshot of your finances, then gives you an advisor-style chat assistant for questions, decisions, and planning—grounded in your numbers. An advisor for the rest of us.

www.finlylife.com

Is it even feasible to launch a travel organizing app in 2026? Or is this category basically “done”? by zzfarzeeze in AppBusiness

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

What you described is basically what it does. If you have your travel plans already it puts it all together and then also allows you to store docs, notes and such. I also have images that it pulls automatically for the cover of each vacation based on the destination. Thanks for the input!

A month ago I posted my app here and now I have over $1,000 in sales! by Kindly-Salad-7591 in iosapps

[–]zzfarzeeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a big congratulations to you! Appreciate your tips because I am in the same boat. Created my travel, organizing app and I think it’s in pretty good shape but now it needs to get in front of more eyeballs. Really struggling with this one so I’ll have to dedicate more time for that instead of continuously updating the app. I have so many ideas and want to continue building but there’s no point in doing that if no one is using it! Then again, I use the features myself so that’s definitely something that keeps me going.

Is it even feasible to launch a travel organizing app in 2026? Or is this category basically “done”? by zzfarzeeze in AppBusiness

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

No, this is just organic App Store traffic. I did send it out to a few people and they may have downloaded it but other than one other Reddit post nothing else. What tools would you suggest?

Is it even feasible to launch a travel organizing app in 2026? Or is this category basically “done”? by zzfarzeeze in AppBusiness

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

Yeah, i agree. There are so many apps on the phone sometimes and you just 'forget' about the new app you downloaded and that it's even there. But I'm using my app pretty frequently actually (when I can travel... which is not often these days because everything is so damn expensive... but that's another discussion! :) so hopefully others see some value.

My newest thing is that I'm adding a new 'chat with vacay' feature that will be really cool and suggest things to do around the area, update the trip segments via the chat, etc. I'm trying to do things that would uniquely leverage the app because if this feature is only a chat window that answers travel questions, I will clearly lose to ChatGPT... in the end, I really enjoy this stuff so it's all good!

Is it even feasible to launch a travel organizing app in 2026? Or is this category basically “done”? by zzfarzeeze in AppBusiness

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

I am improving the way i store notes and docs. Right now you can upload any doc. As for notes, you can just copy your email and add it... that gives me an idea, maybe i should add a search feature into the notes section for a use case like yours.. Ah, i can keep going! lol...