Household management - what are you using if anything?
Household management - what are you using if anything?
Hello there!
I was wondering what people on here use for general household related peojects and general recurring task management.
I feel like it would be easier to get stuff done if my wife and I could have a place to store and real time add/update information on things. Notes on the fridge don't cut it anymore, as life gets complex.
I was looking into NextCloud AIO. I don't care much for the mail, file sync or call and chat features. But a shared calendar and the Deck app with tasks sound useful. Along with the cookbook app that exists.
I was also checking out independent-ish solutions like Vikunja and Kitchen owl. I was also looking for a MS whiteboard-like thing to use, and Excalidraw came up. It is possible to tie all these together with a dashboard, so it doesn't feel like it's all over the place I am sure. But the wife approval factor is also something I have to keep in mind. Also, mobile apps are hit and miss in my opinion.
If you have extendes experiences with the above tools or alternatives that you use, please share how you like it! I could use some perspective before I deploy stuff to "prd".
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We definitely use the calendar on Nextcloud. Everyone has their own one and it's shared with the other. We tried using tasks but that didn't work out for us, but I'd say it's more because of us and not for a lack of tools. Both work with open source apps on Android.
What's worked best for us for our groceries is a dedicated Signal group. By now even our children are in that one.
Yes, well shopping lists worked similarly for us as well. Wife would send me a list on discord, and go by that. That might not need to change. I guess we'll have to see for ourselves how things go what sticks.