u/Secure_Town_7924

Recently discovered this, and its been so fun. I set up a Raspberry pi server that runs Actual. Unfortunately in Australia, as far as I'm aware, unless I pay for a service like Redbark, then I dont get live syncs with my banking transactions, so I'd just upload a .qif file which is fine.

In addition to standard monthly budgets, I also have my share portfolio added as an off budget account, and around market close, I have a script that fetches my latest portfolio value, and it adds a transaction called Market value adjustment, and thereby updating the portfolio value in Actual.

Any other things I'm missing? or Suggestions on what I can use it for?

Tried to go there today for brekkie in Redfern (google maps showed it was open and the last review was only a month ago) but it seemingly shut down? Anybody know when/why?

Higher interest rates (22.49%), removal of travel insurance on lower-tier cards, lowering the cap on reward points earned.

Unless you have a black card, and you want a credit card, is it now just worth getting the most basic low-interest card with no benefits?

I bought my Apple TV in 2021 and so thought it was the 2021 version. I just chatgpted my actual model which is A1625, which was actually released in 2015! Wtf. No wonder why it’s so slow. Been waiting for the new Apple for so long now.

Context: I am planning a birthday party at home this weekend

Background: All my lights are hue bulbs, ducted AC, sonos speakers, and front door lock are HA-connected.

I have a simple button to enter the home to 'party mode'. This activates the lighting scene to match my party theme, a time-based gradual reduction in speaker volume (to comply with council rules as the night progresses) incl. hard volume limits which reduce at 10 pm and midnight in case somebody tries to turn the volume way up, and my AC will maintain nice ambient temperature based on actual temperature in the space rather than the Daikin sensor in the return vent located upstairs, and when its time for cake, my partner just has to push a button which will dim the lights and pause the music, and pushing it again will resume the scene before button was pushed.

The toilet light is a fun sequence of theme colours.

My door will also stop auto-locking while 'party mode' is activated so people who come and go dont get confused with how to unlock my door (hint it is simply turning the single lock but this seems to confuse some).

I wont have to spend the evening fine tuning ambience as I've created my 'hosting' dashboard to take care of everything. If anything gets genuinely annoying, there are quick buttons on the hosting dashboard to disable an automation, but I think its been nicely refined now, as i've been testing it out this week.

Can't wait.