diff --git a/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json b/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json
index ae28c391..af3873f2 100644
--- a/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json
+++ b/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
   "vscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.linux": "/home/matt/.local/share/bob/nvim-bin/nvim",
 
   // Project Manager
-  "projectManager.git.baseFolders": ["/home/matt/Repos/"],
+  "projectManager.git.baseFolders": ["~/Repos/"],
   "projectManager.sortList": "Recent",
   // Smooth movement
   "workbench.list.smoothScrolling": true,
@@ -1118,5 +1118,6 @@
     }
   ],
   "editor.matchBrackets": "never",
-  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false
+  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false,
+  "workbench.activityBar.location": "hidden"
 }
diff --git a/.config/ludusavi/config.yaml b/.config/ludusavi/config.yaml
index 4ecfe6f4..bbd0630a 100644
--- a/.config/ludusavi/config.yaml
+++ b/.config/ludusavi/config.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ language: en-US
 theme: dark
 roots:
   - store: steam
-    path: /home/matt/.local/share/Steam
+    path: ~/.local/share/Steam
   - store: heroic
-    path: /home/matt/.config/heroic
+    path: ~/.config/heroic
   - store: steam
-    path: /home/matt/Games/SteamLibrary
+    path: ~/Games/SteamLibrary
 redirects: []
 backup:
   path: /backups/gamesaves
diff --git a/.config/mpv/mpv.conf b/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
index a464cfcf..d22e48b8 100644
--- a/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
+++ b/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ cscale-antiring=0.7 # chroma upscale deringing
 glsl-shaders-clr
 # luma upscaling
 # note: any FSRCNNX above FSRCNNX_x2_8-0-4-1 is not worth the additional computional overhead
-glsl-shaders="/home/matt/.config/mpv/shaders/FSRCNNX_x2_8-0-4-1.glsl"
+glsl-shaders="~/.config/mpv/shaders/FSRCNNX_x2_8-0-4-1.glsl"
 scale=ewa_lanczos
 # luma downscaling
 # note: ssimdownscaler is tuned for mitchell and downscaling=no
-glsl-shaders-append="/home/matt/.config/mpv/shaders/SSimDownscaler.glsl"
+glsl-shaders-append="~/.config/mpv/shaders/SSimDownscaler.glsl"
 dscale=mitchell
 linear-downscaling=no
 # chroma upscaling and downscaling
-glsl-shaders-append="/home/matt/.config/mpv/shaders/KrigBilateral.glsl"
+glsl-shaders-append="~/.config/mpv/shaders/KrigBilateral.glsl"
 cscale=mitchell
 sigmoid-upscaling=yes
 
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/extras/editor/codesnap.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/extras/editor/codesnap.lua
index 5a35f7d7..794c59e0 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/extras/editor/codesnap.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/extras/editor/codesnap.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ return {
   },
   cond = vim.env.KITTY_SCROLLBACK_NVIM == nil,
   opts = {
-    save_path = "/home/matt/Pictures/Screenshots/Code", -- FIX: Need to find a way for this to work inside vscode and kitty
+    save_path = "~/Pictures/Screenshots/Code", -- FIX: Need to find a way for this to work inside vscode and kitty
     title = "CodeSnap.nvim",
     code_font_family = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font",
     watermark_font_family = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font",
diff --git a/.config/qt5ct/qt5ct.conf b/.config/qt5ct/qt5ct.conf
index bca1ebc8..296a8fdd 100644
--- a/.config/qt5ct/qt5ct.conf
+++ b/.config/qt5ct/qt5ct.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Appearance]
-color_scheme_path=/home/matt/.config/qt5ct/colors/Catppuccin-Macchiato.conf
+color_scheme_path=~/.config/qt5ct/colors/Catppuccin-Macchiato.conf
 custom_palette=true
 icon_theme=Catppuccin-SE
 standard_dialogs=default