Money indicator: Each morning you're given $1440, $1 for every minute of your life. Spend it wisely.

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/python

import appindicator, pynotify, gtk, os, sys
import threading
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import timedelta

try: 
    import glib
except:
    from gi.repository import GLib as glib

def update():

    global indicator
    glib.timeout_add_seconds(1, update)

    a = datetime.now()
    b = datetime.now()

    resetAt = 9 # reset the counter at this hour

    if (b.hour >= resetAt):
        b = b + timedelta(days=1)

    b = b.replace(hour = resetAt, minute = 0, second = 0)

    left = round((b - a).total_seconds() / 60, 2)
    indicator.set_label('$' + "{0:.2f}".format(left))

def quit(item):
    gtk.main_quit()

# not used. kept in case is needed
def notify():
    pynotify.init('money_indicator')
    n = pynotify.Notification('<b>Title</b>', 'Text', 'notification-message-im')
    n.show()

q = gtk.MenuItem('Quit')
q.show()
q.connect('activate', quit)

menu = gtk.Menu()
menu.append(q)

indicator = appindicator.Indicator('money', gtk.STOCK_ABOUT, appindicator.CATEGORY_APPLICATION_STATUS)
indicator.set_status( appindicator.STATUS_ACTIVE )
indicator.set_label('-')
indicator.set_menu(menu)

t1 = threading.Thread(target=update)
t1.start()
t1.join()

gtk.main()