Friday OT #1 - As I Live and Breathe

[Angie]

I personally live and die by my Google Calendar in personal life, Outlook Calendar for work. If crap isn’t on our calendars, it isn’t real and only things on the calendars get precedence. Someday when I am in a retirement home, my calendar is going to alert me when it is time for Bingo and applesauce.

Do you have an app/program/website that is integral to your daily life, and you could never go back to life before it?

 

[MJ29]

Google calendar for personal life. Outlook calendar at work. We also keep a white board calendar (two months) updated in our house, so we can actually see it.

We also use the AnyList app for grocery lists, meal planning, and any other important to-do lists.

 

[JP4CY]

Venmo has become really important for us.
Paying babysitters, bills, splitting a dinner tab with another couple, splitting a big Christmas gift with siblings for parents, etc.

 

[Angie]

Venmo has become really important for us.
Paying babysitters, bills, splitting a dinner tab with another couple, splitting a big Christmas gift with siblings for parents, etc.

our PTA treasurer teases me because I am the only parent who consistently pays via Venmo in the entire elementary school. She knows when a payment/donation comes in via Venmo that it is going to be me.

 

[JP4CY]

our PTA treasurer teases me because I am the only parent who consistently pays via Venmo in the entire elementary school. She knows when a payment/donation comes in via Venmo that it is going to be me.

It makes it a heckuva lot easier. Even like a youth sports team. Parents can send money to deal with so much of that hassle.

 

[wxman1]

We love Venmo as well.

Apparently Google Calendar wasn't good enough so we use Cozi for a digital family calendar. Can you tell I was not involved in the decision making? It's all good it works perfectly and allows our parents to see what's going on and when.

Based on your life sentence and realizing I have been on here for just over 15 years I think CF would qualify...

 

[Cyclonepride]

Google calendar. That's my appointment book, to do list, and reminder list. I could do without it though for personal life, but since I use it for all the work stuff, I put personal stuff on that too.

 

[GMackey32]

Anylist. My wife and I use it for grocery shopping or supplies for projects. If I'm going to the store after work and my wife needs something, I tell her to put it on the list.

 

[Entropy]

Have the same Outlook for Work, Google for home/volunteer.

I also can’t see how I would ever go back to a conference call that isn’t video based. Zoom is the most frequent due to my college having a professional account.

 

[CoachHines3]

Venmo has become really important for us.
Paying babysitters, bills, splitting a dinner tab with another couple, splitting a big Christmas gift with siblings for parents, etc.

I don't get the Venmo thing sometimes. I'll see someone post like, $4 to a friend for a cup of coffee or $8 for a slice of pizza and I'm thinking to myself, why doesn't the person just buy their own? Or, you may say, "well, one tab was easier!" But if that's the case, then just get the friend back at another time? Some of transactions I see I just don't get.

I get Venmo for some bills or splitting bigger purchases with siblings. I'll buy something at Sams Club for my sister and she'll pay me. Or just the other day I bought something on Prime for her and she venmo'd me.

I'll see people pay their girlfriends/boyfriends, fiances, or spouses for a dinner or something and I don't understand it lol.

My Venmo' account is strictly used these days as a housing account for fantasy football funds as I am the treasurer of the league! Hah

 

[Gonzo]

Pornhu... er, nevermind.

 

[dmclone]

A bunch of google products. The 4 that I depend on are Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Keep.

It's embarrassing how much I depend on Maps for trip planning, reviews, etc.

 

[cycloneG]

Google Calendar and Google Tasks are the only way I remember anything. Years ago it was sticky notes.

Out of Milk for shopping lists is a must.

If CycloneFanatic went away, I might die.

 

[JP4CY]

I don't get the Venmo thing sometimes. I'll see someone post like, $4 to a friend for a cup of coffee or $8 for a slice of pizza and I'm thinking to myself, why doesn't the person just buy their own? Or, you may say, "well, one tab was easier!" But if that's the case, then just get the friend back at another time? Some of transactions I see I just don't get.

I get Venmo for some bills or splitting bigger purchases with siblings. I'll buy something at Sams Club for my sister and she'll pay me. Or just the other day I bought something on Prime for her and she venmo'd me.

I'll see people pay their girlfriends/boyfriends, fiances, or spouses for a dinner or something and I don't understand it lol.

My Venmo' account is strictly used these days as a housing account for fantasy football funds as I am the treasurer of the league! Hah

Yeah I'm not as concerned about coffee type transactions, more so the larger ones. Like concert tickets. That's a great Venmo use.

 

[CoachHines3]

Yeah I'm not as concerned about coffee type transactions, more so the larger ones. Like concert tickets. That's a great Venmo use.

We pay our babysitter as well so its good for those types of things.

 

[JP4CY]

We pay our babysitter as well so its good for those types of things.

We have one babysitter's parents who prefer venmo because they make their kid save half of it, then they get the other half to spend.

 

[Farnsworth]

Google calendar and maps for sure. Nothing would get done without calendar, like Angie said if it isn't on there it isn't real. Bills would not get paid, hell I'm trying to floss more so it tells me every other day to floss.

I am also directionally challenged. It's my big flaw. I live downtown and have to use maps to get somewhere that is probably 10 blocks away.

 

[CYdTracked]

My Wife, she probably keeps track of everything we have going on way better than I do so that is who/what I rely on to know what we have going on.

 

[cowgirl836]

Man I love exploring list/tracking apps but I still end up with my mishmash of sticky notes, paper planner, and apps. Plus in my job, I'm full time on a client so I'm managing two outlook calendars that don't sync. SUPER FUN. Now you have me wanting to look into AnyList. I've heard good things about Cozi. DH uses a generic notes app that he updates each week manually and exports to me when necessary.

In general though, spouse and I are getting better at using the shared google calendar. I use TickTick for my personal list/to do keeping.

Other apps I love - my workout program app, big into Spotify now, Google apps, Fitibt, Instagram....then browers for CF and Reddit.

 

[Trice]

Google Calendar for family management
Occasionally, Google Keep for shared lists or notes
Excel for personal finance
Password manager, which also functions as a personal info database. I use 1Password. This is one of those products that will - and I'm only barely exaggerating here - change your life if you take full advantage of it and get family members to use it.