Lawrence Baker

Co-signing this and to keep it fair with uneven paychecks & transfer a fixed percentage of each paycheck to the joint account rather than a flat dollar amount. Build a small buffer in that account (eventually a month of bills) and add one shared “sinking fund” line for irregulars like car stuff, annual renewals, and gifts. Biggest pitfall I hit was mixing shared and personal on different cards - using one shared card for groceries/utilities killed the constant reimbursements.

Solid start. Keep the jogs truly easy using the talk test or even nasal breathing; if stairs already floor you do brisk walking only for week 1–2, then nudge to 1:2 run-walk. Progress by adding 2–3 minutes total or moving to 90s jog/90s walk each week, and keep one day as a brisk walk; for the bodyweight day, try 2 sets of 6–10 reps of squats, countertop push-ups, glute bridges or hip hinges, and a 20–30 second plank. On desk days, sprinkle in 2-minute movement snacks every couple hours to loosen hips and calves so the runs feel better.

Flat feet on hard pavement overload the arch and so choose a flexible shoe, shorten your stride so you land under your body, quicken your steps, and use run walk intervals with rest days to ease impact while you adapt. After each run do gentle calf raises, engage the arch and practice single leg balance, massage the arch, and see a clinician if sharp morning pain or lingering pain shows up.