Ah, yes, I see your point now. The nightstand vs. travel scenario was a good example to make your point, thanks.

I've played around with the "goals" in Simple, and I really like them. And like you, I too prefer hiding my money from myself. I wish I had your savvy back when I needed it most (when I was way, way younger), but now I'm a lot more disciplined (and have a better cash-flow to boot). Still, the hiding trick works for…

You may have stated that in jest, I can't tell, but I did have a first this past week where I had a relative's BlackBerry that refused to charge using one of my many USB cables. I could not figure out why at all... I'm a monoprice-type cable person, as far as I am concerned all cables are equal.

However, most devices (at least the better quality ones) regulate and only draw up to the maximum safe Amperage. So unless you are wiring up your own electronics and charging them directly, I think you're safe. For most of these devices A is 'pulled' and V is 'pushed' (mostly). You can hook up your devices and…

PS: I bought it on a recent Amazon sale... but I'm sure you can find it for a similar price someplace else...

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I have to agree with Alan, and thanks for this great (cathartic) article. I have a question however; you say you use Simple to keep track of your spending etc. I have an account with them, and I must say their site is a pleasure... however, since I use AMEX for my groceries and gas (and large electronic purchases),…

Does anyone know if this will install on my WiFi Nexus 7 (2013)?

Ok, I have to mention that you should perhaps not do this while the power is on.

They seem to re-publish these comment sections somehow... quite annoying, sorry.

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You don't need service for the App. It syncs using cryptography and current time. Never needs a connection, your phone just needs correct UTC time.

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I consider myself a purist of sorts and I too prefer the Aeropress.

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16 here. But I have a mane now.

G+ is what I prefer using. Why? Because almost none of my family/friends use it.

I don't use G+ for a social network... in fact I hardly have any friends/family circled. But the conversations are definitely mostly on a higher level.

Basically I can see you are pretty computer literate, I was just not trying to be too technical as that would confuse too many people. Tried to keep it simple... :)