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A desktop/web-based app that projects an "expense" calendar friendly to various pay cycles?

I whipped up my own budgeting spreadsheet back in March 2026. In it, I have two sheets: a "master sheet" with the names, amounts, and due dates of my expenses, and an "expense calendar" that projects upcoming expenses off the master sheet + how much I'll have left over after given income. I have it set to where my monthly expenses over $100 are broken down into 4 to account for my (currently) weekly pay. I also tried making it adjust loan balances accordingly, but that turned into a PITA when I wanted to make extra payments and then have to adjust the formula as such.

I'm not looking to change how I budget (except for actually tracking all my expenses vs. only my fixed expenses), only to pivot from using a spreadsheet. My top requirements are:

  • itemized expense tracking
  • rolling calendar view (that is friendly towards multiple pay cycles, in the event of a job change)
  • Auto-calculated leftover funds after income

I tried Monarch, and while I liked almost everything about it, it definitely seems more built for monthly pay. I still had to use my spreadsheet to determine exactly where everything goes. I don't mind a subscription service, provided it doesn't exceed $20/month (unless there's some feature I didn't know I needed).

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u/OoMythoO — 13 days ago
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A desktop/web-based app that projects an "expense" calendar friendly to various pay cycles?

I whipped up my own budgeting spreadsheet back in March 2026. In it, I have two sheets: a "master sheet" with the names, amounts, and due dates of my expenses, and an "expense calendar" that projects upcoming expenses off the master sheet + how much I'll have left over after given income. I have it set to where my monthly expenses over $100 are broken down into 4 to account for my (currently) weekly pay. I also tried making it adjust loan balances accordingly, but that turned into a PITA when I wanted to make extra payments and then have to adjust the formula as such.

I'm not looking to change how I budget (except for actually tracking all my expenses vs. only my fixed expenses), only to pivot from using a spreadsheet. My top requirements are:

  • itemized expense tracking
  • rolling calendar view (that is friendly towards multiple pay cycles, in the event of a job change)
  • Auto-calculated leftover funds after income

I tried Monarch, and while I liked almost everything about it, it definitely seems more built for monthly pay. I still had to use my spreadsheet to determine exactly where everything goes. I don't mind a subscription service, provided it doesn't exceed $20/month (unless there's some feature I didn't know I needed).

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u/OoMythoO — 13 days ago
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Is there a desktop/web-based service out there that can display something of an "expense calendar" to replace my spreadsheet?

I whipped up my own budgeting spreadsheet back in March 2026. In it, I have two sheets: a "master sheet" with the names, amounts, and due dates of my expenses, and an "expense calendar" that projects upcoming expenses off the master sheet + how much I'll have left over after given income. I have it set to where my monthly expenses over $100 are broken down into 4 to account for my (currently) weekly pay. I also tried making it adjust loan balances accordingly, but that turned into a PITA when I wanted to make extra payments and then have to adjust the formula as such.

I'm not looking to change how I budget (except for actually tracking all my expenses vs. only my fixed expenses), only to pivot from using a spreadsheet. My top requirements are:

  • itemized expense tracking
  • rolling calendar view (that is friendly towards multiple pay cycles, in the event of a job change)
  • Auto-calculated leftover funds after income

I tried Monarch, and while I liked almost everything about it, it definitely seems more built for monthly pay. I still had to use my spreadsheet to determine exactly where everything goes. I don't mind a subscription service, provided it doesn't exceed $20/month (unless there's some feature I didn't know I needed).

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u/OoMythoO — 13 days ago
▲ 8 r/terrariums+1 crossposts

My "Terraria", start to (almost) finish! My intention was to display a snapshot of a temperate forest

I got this done over the course of a weekend and a few week days. I had originally taken out a loan for $300 for this project, but I'm sure I paid over $500 🤣

Here's a rough breakdown of what I used, and what it cost me:

  • 10 gallon tank
  • Josh's Frogs Terrarium Foam
  • Drylok (couldn't find anything smaller than a gallon where I live -- which is fine, means I'll have some on standby for future projects!)
  • Josh's Frogs ABG Mix (3 bags -- I didn't even think to mix it up thoroughly when I poured it out, so here's hoping that doesn't bite me in the ass down the line)
  • Josh's Frogs LECA (2 bags, though I only ended up using one for the terrarium)
  • Josh's Frogs Substrate Barrier
  • Begonia + peperomia (sourced from local plant shop)
  • Pillow moss
  • Cork round (sourced from local reptile shop)

I have a Govee thermo-hygrometer sitting in the cork bark to help me monitor humidity, as well as an incoming clean up crew in the form of isopods and springtails. I'm also debating replacing the tank's mesh lid with something more solid to keep the humidity in.

Some things I also learned, doing this project:

  • Stories online were not wrong about "less is more". I used way too much expanding foam, and it made more work for me when I finally got down to carving.
  • With the Drylok, I should have worked in smaller sections and thrown more ABG mix along the way. I was being overly cautious, which caused me to end up with ABG tinted with Drylok. Thankfully it doesn't stand out too bad, and the hope is that the moss grows over the background anyway.
  • Echoing another post I saw, I don't think I needed nearly as much LECA clay as I thought. I don't know if me not properly mixing the ABG through means it doesn't drain as easily, or just it being three inches meaning it doesn't reach the bottom of the tank.
  • Definitely should have budgeted more than I expected! Thankfully this isn't going to put me in the red terribly long. Consider it a pro tip!

I'll happily take any advice anyone has to offer! I have been passionate about this project for a long time, and it took an ended relationship to finally kick me in the ass to do this. I can't wait to see how it develops!

u/OoMythoO — 1 month ago
▲ 12 r/IndoorGarden+1 crossposts

Three glass yogurt jars + one glass Starbucks bottle equals...?

I'm not expecting to be able to do anything large-scale or terribly elaborate with these. If I can, I'd like to be able to reuse them as planters. In the case of the Starbucks bottle, at least, I'm thinking hydroponics.

I don't know the oz of the Starbucks bottle (it's nothing special, just the ordinary ones you can get at the store), but the glass containers are 5 oz each.

Where I'm stuck at, aside from if it's even possible, is what would I even be able to put in them? Drainage layer, substrate... that's about all I have, and even that I'm not sure of.

Advice?

u/OoMythoO — 2 months ago