Gavin Farrington I think this would be covered in https://dasbudget.canny.io/requests/p/create-customizable-re… Just to make sure I'm 100% aligned with this request.. Is this the same as create a Goal in DAS and choosing the option to _not_ have the Goal repeat (the first recurrence option). I think the only thing left would be for DAS to auto-calculate your end goal for you? An example: Save $200 a payday until with a target amount of $1,000? Then let DAS figure out the due date and not have it repeating.
Anthony: Hmm... if it does get covered in that other feature, I don't quite see it. Use-case for this idea: "I want a bucket that contains $500 of 'buffer' money, and whenever I'm below $500, I want to contribute $20/paycheck until I get to $500." Under funding model 1 (from above,) if it's the last paycheck before the due date and I'm $100 short, DAS will grab $100 from my next paycheck (and likely prevent other buckets from fully funding.) Under funding model 2, it will keep funding that bucket forever, even above $500.
Gavin Farrington: I see now! The example was perfect. It's not related to the linked feature 😅 I'm wondering how I could merge this and https://dasbudget.canny.io/requests/p/allow-for-static-contr… together. They're similar in the way of wanting a static example $20 contribution
Anthony: How about providing some kind of "stop" condition? Normally the stop condition is a due date, but could we also have bucket status (full, not full) as a stop condition?
Gavin Farrington: yeah, I think that'll work! If there's a target amount it'll stop funding when reached. If not, it'll just keep funding forever 👍
Anthony: Perfect!
Yes! To add to this I'd love to be able to set the monthly contribution target and the bucket cap to be different amounts. Aka: Contribute up to $200 a month, up to a total bucket amount of $300 and then stop. This would give a bit of a budgetary cushion for months where I spend a little over budget on groceries, which then refills on months I spend under budget.