There are all sorts of electronic calendars out there. I want one that does everything. I mean everything. Where I can put in my earnings and it will know when the paycheck is due to arrive, which account it's going in if it's direct deposit, and if all the bills will be paid or if I need to earn some more. One that will tell me when a birthday is coming up so I don't have to try to remember, or make sure I look at my phone, or pull something up. I want it to hang on my wall like a real calendar, and hold all my contacts, and all that fun stuff.
So here it is, my calendar concept. If anyone out there is inspired by this, all I ask is that you send one to my PO Box when it's made. (though, if you tip me my share of the earnings, that would be appreciated too :P )
Physical Appearance:
The size of a standard wall calendar, both the top and bottom half. Default screen
looks like a calendar, with the bottom half showing monthly view and the top half
showing today and tomorrow. Optional to change both halves to whichever you want:
-day and list(s)
-two days
-one week
-full month
-next month
-pictures (a couple default picture sets to choose from, (like nature, kittens, dogs, patterns) and then the option to buy more)
Top button locks the calendar, when pressed to unlock prompts for password, then a security question.
During setup, the User inputs the security question, then the answer, for five questions. No drop-down lists for the questions. Case sensitive. Any character on the keyboard allowed, including enter. 200 character limit allows for quoting.
Two users allowed, each user gets own password and security questions. Users cannot see each other's financial specifics, just generals on main page. User can select for other users to have full access to specifics.
For all following inputs, except where starred, the user can skip it, do NOT have to input.
Personal Profile (each user has this):
*-Name
*-Birthdate
-Address
-Phone Number
-Emails
-Facebook
Toolbar:
File View Edit Lists Contacts Finances Events Help
Functions:
-lists
-contact book
-agenda
-finances
Lists:
-to do list, includes checkmarks to mark them off, can check off items without unlocking, but must input password (not security questions), leaves items on list
-shopping list, also includes checkmarks, takes items off list, can tie to event
-wislist, allows to tie to event, includes links to create budget for them, and hopeful date
-online wishlist, ties to online lists you might have, automatically updates with the online list, other than that works like regular wishlist
Contact book:
*-input name
*-drop-down category (add new included)
-business
-friend
-business associate
-family
*-drop-down relationship (add new included)
-place of work, bank, billing, client, company you shop at, utility
-acquiantance, neighbor, close friend, best friend, church friend, work buddy
-boss, partner, coworker, subordinate, manager...
-mother, father, son, daughter, wife, husband, sig/other, in-laws, aunt,
uncle...
-drop-down birthdate (option to select age instead of year)
-input phone number, address, and so-on
-if billing company, input date due, with option for variable, input amount due, with
option for variable
-variable bills have options for estimates, computer generated or user generated
Agenda:
-input is like google calendar
-can select holidays to display
-can choose to display moon-phases, and other options like in google calendar
-can assign different event categories to different colors
Ex: -blue- birthday
-can add event categories, comes with birthday, paycheck, bill, meeting, holiday
Finances:
-job
-bank accounts
-credit cards
-recurring bills
-variable bills
-expenses
-budgets
Add Job:
*-job title
*-company (dropdown from contacts list, can create new, will create a blank entry in
contact list with just the three starred bits entered)
-payperiods
-paydays
-type of earnings (salary, hourly, commission, other)
-earning rate
-direct deposit checkmark
-account drop-down (necessary only if selecting direct deposit)
Add Earning:
*-job
*-amount
-earned date
-expected paydate
-received
must input a date in order for it to be included on the idle page, but can enter before you have any date for it
Add Account:
*-bank (drop down from contacts list, can create new, will create blank entry with just the three starred parts entered, can also select On Person)
*-type of account (Drop down of "checking" "savings" "spending" "cash")
*-nickname
-current balance w/ as of date
-note: can always edit the current balance. Prompts for a reason, which can be skipped and added in later.
-can add in past transactions through account
-default cash account included in program, if none is specifically set up by user
Add Expense:
-one-time expenses
*amount
*company (from contact drop-down, can create new...)
*from account
*purpose of expense
-variable bills
(for bills where date and/or amount changes every month)
*amount
*date due
*company
date paid
from account
-payment
*company
*amount
*date paid
*from account
Add Transaction:
*type (withdrawal, deposit, transfer)
*amount
*account to
*account from
Add Budget:
-select job (drop-down)
-select expense/wishlist (drop-down)
-amount or percent checkboxes, then input amount/percent
-creates a new account
More on Appearance
Daily Page:
-Takes up half of screen
-fully customizable setup, for size and position of each box
-automatically shows hourly agenda with scheduled events
-automatically shows budget preview
-automatically shows important reminders (upcoming birthdays, bills, events)
-can add widgets for weather, news, stocks, horoscope...
Weekly Page:
-each day has boxes for finances, contact and event reminders, agenda reminders, and forecast
Monthly Page:
-stars on the day for each event, star is color of event, holding stylus over brings a pop-up with event name and time (if time is available)
-birthdays are shown as the person's name, background for name is whatever color user selected to represent birthdays (default is blue)
-holidays same as birthdays, default color is orange
-upcoming bills and paychecks also shown, bills are red, paychecks green (unless changed by user)
Add-Ons
This is for stuff that can be bought separately, or just developed later and added on. Such as those calendar pictures.
-taxes (calendar works out the taxes for each paycheck, so you don't have to)
-phone connect (can have the calendar call your phone so you can find it, or call both you and another person)
-different sort of phone connect- a cord that allows you to hook your phone into your calendar and transfer contacts either way.
-Sounds and alarms (optional, of course). Don't much care for these, but they would be a good idea.
-e-cards (before the date, you can set up e-cards for people, and the calendar will arrange for them to be sent out. Can even arrange them years in advance, and calendar will keep track of which ones you've sent to who. Free access cards from hallmark and such sites are included, and can buy into more.)
Other Random Notes:
-Events can coordinate with online calendars, but not financials
-pocketbook version could be useful, would be about the size of a checkbook, but only allows for daily and weekly views (month view just shows dates and stars for events, holidays, agenda)
-pocketbook version would need to be able to sync with wall calendar, either over internet or through a cord. I like the through the cord option.
-calendars would be touchscreen, but can also be used with mouse and keyboard. Would come with a stylus. Preferably a high-quality stylus.
-If anyone makes this, quality quality quality. This MUST be a quality piece. The price of it will be high, but to make it cheap enough for anyone to buy so much quality would have to be sacrificed that it would render the calendar useless except as a pretty cool wall-calendar. Which defeats the purpose of this calendar.
Why Do I Want This?
-I have a horrible memory. I always forget birthdays. Always. I try to remember, but it's really not possible.
-I like to have my finances in hand. I like to see them not only for this month, but for the next 5 months. Having a calendar where I can see the next 8 weeks laid out if I wish would be awesome. And one where all I have to input is how much I earned, what bills are due, and what money I've spent... well.. that would be just as awesome.
-I hate having to have five different places for all this. And how it's all either in random papers scattered all over the apartment or behind other applications on a device that's mainly for something else. Google calendar is great, but I have to turn on my computer and pull it up to use it. And if I have it up on my computer, I can't have other things up on my computer.
-I don't like calendars that make noise and bother me. But I know others do, So I guess having the option for it to have sounds and alarms. Actually, optional sounds and alarms would be a very good thing, even if I don't really want to use them.
And remember- if this gives you an idea for something similar, but not the same, I don't want it, but would appreciate a generous tip for the royalties, after you've earned the money from it of course. I want exactly what I've written. If you develop exactly what I've written, I would really appreciate one, in place of a royalty. With a lifetime subscription to any new software for it and such. :P
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