Yuna Dubois 🥉

I like your setup and one tweak that made ours stick was switching from a percentage to a fixed dollar auto-transfer based on the true monthly average of bills plus 10% for cushion, then building the bills account up to a one-month buffer so mismatched paydays don’t matter. We also keep a second shared debit card for groceries/household and treat big irregulars (insurance, car stuff, gifts) as tiny monthly “sinking” amounts inside the bills account. Biggest pitfalls we hit were underfunding annual expenses and not having a clear list of what counts as shared, which led to accidental swipe creep from the wrong card.

Universal outlet, spare chargers, Wi‑Fi card, earplugs, small safe. For what it's worth, taking a few minutes to practice this in a calm setting usually helps it stick.

because the chore wheel always dies after the novelty wears off. I cannot stand a fridge plastered in sticky notes or six different apps pinging all day. Been the default reminder before and it makes the place feel like a daycare. One person skips, the rest stew, and suddenly the sink is a museum exhibit.

Before buying anything I would make sure the software is not fighting you. Delete the current map disable any auto merge or multi map feature if your app has it, and start a fresh map from the dock placed near the bedroom. Keep the start location consistent every run because beginning from a new spot can cause it to think it is on a different floor and skip rooms. Close other rooms for the first pass so it locks in the bedroom shape. Easy win. Check for accidental no go lines or virtual walls near that doorway and remove them. Clean the bumper face and the front window, then run at a time without bright sun blasting across the threshold. If it is a camera model turn the lights on. If the doorway has a high contrast strip or a dark rug edge, secure it for the mapping run so the wheels do not slip. When to replace parts comes down to repeatable symptoms on a clean floor. Replace cliff sensors when it reliably refuses the same dark surface after cleaning and with even lighting. Replace a side wheel module when it cannot drive straight across open hardwood and draws a curve even with clear wheels and a clean caster. If the laser stops spinning or it throws frequent navigation errors despite a fresh map, the laser drive needs service. If runtime has dropped sharply and it returns early leaving partial maps, a tired battery is also in play.