[Remind-Fans] How do you manage your todo list(s) using Remind?

[Abner Gershon]

@Brian Carter,

I would really like to see how you format the command in cron, when you get
a chance.

Thanks.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Brian Carter <robotmachine at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have a cron job that takes due reminders and adds it to my Todo.txt
> file. Remind is something I check often, but it doesn't have a todo list
> function built in.
>
> I am mobile now, but if you want I can post my cron line here when I get
> home.
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 13:35, Abner Gershon <6731955 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have used remind off and on for the several years but never really got
>> hooked on it because I was unable to effectively manage my todo lists.
>>
>> For example: I want to remind myself to pay estimated taxes on 1-15,
>> 4-15, 6-15, and 9-15.
>>
>> I record in my reminders:
>>
>> REM 15 Apr +14 MSG Pay your 1st qtr taxes
>> REM 15 Jun +14 MSG Pay your 2nd qtr taxes
>> REM 15 Sep +14 MSG Pay your 3rd qtr taxes
>> REM 15 Jan +14 MSG Pay your 4th qtr taxes
>>
>> Two problems. One, I have with this is that if I pay my taxes 14 days
>> before they are due then the reminder continues to show up for the next 13
>> days.
>>
>> And two, if I forget to pay my taxes despite the reminders (perhaps I am
>> away from my computer for a month) then the reminder goes away without the
>> task being accomplished.
>>
>> I am interested to know how other people have gotten around these issues.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Abner
>>
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