TangerineTip: How to Set a Fractional Percentage for Auto-Transferring Income
Are you a Tangerine user looking to make the most out of their "pay yourself first" feature? I recently discovered a workaround to set a fractional percentage for automatic transfers between accounts, even though the interface only allows whole numbers. Here’s how you can do it too:
Background Story: Cracking the Code
I noticed that while Tangerine only allows whole number percentages, their system actually supports fractional amounts, which got me thinking. After reaching out to Tangerine and being told it wasn’t possible, I decided to explore further.
Actionable Steps:
- Set Up a Rule: Start by creating a "pay yourself first" rule and enter any whole number percentage.
- Access Edit Page: Navigate to the rule’s "edit" page by clicking on the "change money rule" link, followed by the 3-dots menu and then "edit rule".
- Open Developer Tools: Launch the browser’s developer tools either through the menu or using the shortcut keys.
- Monitor Network Activity: Switch to the "network" tab within the developer tools panel.
- Update Rule: Without making any changes in the main window, click on the "update rule" button.
- Resend Request: Locate the specific network request related to editing the rule, right-click on it and choose "edit and resend".
- Modify Percentage: In the new panel that appears, locate the "pay_yourself_first_percentage" parameter and change the number to your desired fractional percentage.
- Validation: Send the edited request, ensure it receives a "200" status response, and check for a "status_code: SUCCESS" in the response tab.
- Final Check: Refresh the "money rules" page, and you should see your chosen fractional percentage successfully updated.
Browser Specifics
These instructions are tailored for Firefox but can be adapted for Chrome or Safari users.
Final Thoughts
While this workaround might not be officially supported by Tangerine, it worked for me and could potentially benefit other users as well. So go ahead, try setting a fractional percentage for your auto-transfers and see the impact it can have on your financial planning. 🚀
Remember, your mileage may vary, but it’s worth a shot!
Customer support at the scale of tangerine is just not going to care as much and I suspect your inquiry didn’t even reach the dev team as they probably treated it as feature request. You’re more likely to get it fixed if you reported it as a bug and pushed for them to file a ticket, still low probability though.