pages/gaming.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Here is a list of games that I've played. See an alternative [kanban board view]
 Games listed here do not necessarily reflect my personal views or whether I would recommend someone play them — because I've played a bunch of mediocre games.
 
 ## 2025
-- **Hogwarts Legacy** (2023, PC)
+- **Hogwarts Legacy** (2023, PC) — *I wish student life was the primary focus of this game. I was not a fan of spending most of my time running around the Scottish Highlands playing mini-games while being both a teenage hero and menance at the same time.*
 - **Underground Blossom** (2023, PC)
 - **Inscryption** (2021, PC)
 

pages/reading.md

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ Books listed here do not necessarily reflect my personal views or whether I woul
 ## 2025
 - **Cities of the Plain** (1998), Cormac McCarthy
 - **The Wealthy Barber Returns** (2011), David Chilton
-- **I Will Teach You to Be Rich** (2019), Ramit Sethi
-- **Misery** (1987), Stephen King
+- **I Will Teach You to Be Rich** (Second Edition, 2019), Ramit Sethi
 
 ## 2024
 - **The Psychology of Money** (2020), Morgan Housel

pages/using.md

@@ -36,17 +36,10 @@ Last updated: {{ post_last_modified }} ago
   - Sailor Sei-boku
 - **Notebooks/paper**:
   - Journaling in a Midori MD notebook (A5, dot grid).
-  - Productivity system in an Everbook system (Murdy Creative Co., Americano, A5).
+  - Planning in a Plotter ring binder (Liscio black, personal/bible-sized, various paper).
   - Logging books/games in a Traveler's notebook (standard-sized, camel cover).
   - Carrying around a Traveler's notebook (passport-sized, brown cover) as a pocket notebook. Useful!
 
-## Carry
-- Backpack: Bellroy Transit Workpack, 20L (*Purchased in 2022*)
-  - I have the V1. 
-  - I think the V2 is a downgrade due to the removal of the quick access side pockets.
-- Sling: Heimplanet Transit Line Sling, 2L (*Purchased in 2022*)
-  - Convenient bag to carry my essentials during the warmer months when I don't wear a jacket with pockets.
-
 ## Hardware
 
 ### Devices  
@@ -108,9 +101,9 @@ Last updated: {{ post_last_modified }} ago
   - Alternatives I've tried: Obsidian, Logseq, Standard Notes, BookStack, Joblin, Notion, Simple Note, TiddlyWiki, GitBook, Notational Velocity, Evernote, OneNote, etc.
 - **Kanban**: Trello
   - Currently considering: [WeKan](https://wekan.github.io/), [Planka](https://planka.app/)
-- **Budgeting**: [YNAB](https://www.ynab.com/)
+- **Budgeting**: [Actual](https://actualbudget.org/)
   - I like budgeting using the envelope system.
-  - Alternatives I've tried: [Actual](https://actualbudget.org/), [Lunch Money](https://lunchmoney.app/)
+  - Alternatives I've tried: You Need A Budget
 
 ### Development
 - **Font**: Hack Nerd Font
@@ -135,16 +128,16 @@ Here are online subscriptions and services that I pay for:
 | Bitwarden                   |      $10.00 |       $0.83 |       $1.19 |
 | Hover (domain names)        |      $55.33 |       $4.61 |       $6.63 |
 | Bear (blogging platform)    |      $49.00 |       $4.08 |       $5.89 |
-| PikaPods (hosting web apps) |      $60.36 |       $5.03 |       $7.19 |
+| PikaPods (hosting web apps) |      $72.06 |       $6.05 |       $8.66 |
 | Proton (Mail Plus)          |      $47.99 |       $3.99 |       $5.74 |
 | Discord (Nitro Basic)       |      $33.89 |       $2.82 |       $4.05 |
-| YNAB (budgeting)            |     $109.00 |       $9.08 |      $12.98 |
 | Spotify (Duo)               |     $149.40 |      $12.45 |      $17.89 |
 | Video streaming (various)   |     $166.92 |      $13.91 |      $20.00 |
 | Gaming subscriptions        |     $166.92 |      $13.91 |      $20.00 |
-| **Totals**                  | **$848.81** |  **$70.71** |  **$101.56** |
+| **Totals**                  | **$752.05** |  **$62.65** |  **$90.05** |
 
 For PikaPods, I have a couple web apps deployed using their managed services:
+- [Actual](https://actualbudget.org/) for personal budgeting using the envelop method.
 - [CommaFeed](https://github.com/Athou/commafeed/) for reading RSS feeds.
 - [Gitea](https://gitea.com/) for my personal project repositories.
 - [Umami](https://umami.is/) for website analytics.
@@ -153,4 +146,4 @@ For video streaming, I rotate through a number of services and only subscribe fo
 
 For gaming subscriptions, similar to above idea.
 
-Overall, I am quite happy with how much I am spending on my online subscriptions. It could be better, but I am satisfied that it is about $100 CAD per month.
+Overall, I am quite happy with how much I am spending on my online subscriptions. It could be better, but I am satisfied that it is below $100 CAD per month.