diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/+page.svelte
index 11700be..63db48d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/+page.svelte
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 		clockIcon,
 		giftIcon,
 		handCoinsIcon,
-		moneyIcon,
 		coinsIcon,
 		walletIcon,
 		chevronLeftIcon,
 		chevronRightIcon
 	} from '$lib/components/icons';
 	import type { AssignedChore, Completion, ChoreTemplate, BonusConfig, Reward } from '$lib/types';
+	import PiggyBank from '@lucide/svelte/icons/piggy-bank';
 	import { handleOf } from '@shared/slugify';
 	import {
 		weekStart as tzWeekStart,
@@ -501,6 +501,15 @@
 			return sum + (chore?.type === 'money' ? Number(chore.value) : 0);
 		}, 0)
 	);
+	// Week's cash-reward earnings (pocket money, bonuses) count while still
+	// pending AND once claimed — auto-created money-todo rewards are skipped
+	// (already counted via the chore completion above).
+	let weekRewardCash = $derived.by(() =>
+		weekRewards
+			.filter((r) => r.rewardType === 'cash' && !autoRewardIds.has(r.id))
+			.reduce((sum, r) => sum + Number(r.value), 0)
+	);
+	let weekCashTotal = $derived(weekChoreCash + weekRewardCash);
 	let weekChorePoints = $derived.by(() =>
 		weekCompletions.reduce((sum, c) => {
 			const chore = assigned.find((a) => a.id === c.assignedChoreId);
@@ -1250,7 +1259,7 @@
 		{/if}
 		{#if showCountdown}
 			<div class="payday-countdown">
-				<div class="pd-icon">{@html moneyIcon}</div>
+				<div class="pd-icon"><PiggyBank size={44} strokeWidth={2} /></div>
 				<div class="pd-body">
 					<p class="pd-title">Payday is today!</p>
 					<p class="pd-num">
@@ -1439,7 +1448,7 @@
 		<!-- WEEK-TO-DATE TILES -->
 		<div class="tiles">
 			<div class="tile tile-cash">
-				<span class="tile-val">£{weekChoreCash.toFixed(2)}</span>
+				<span class="tile-val">£{weekCashTotal.toFixed(2)}</span>
 				<span class="tile-lbl">cash this week</span>
 			</div>
 			<div class="tile tile-pts">
@@ -3066,12 +3075,14 @@
 		margin-bottom: 1rem;
 		padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
 		border-radius: 12px;
-		background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f46e5, #7c3aed);
-		color: #fff;
-		box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.35);
+		background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f59e0b, #fbbf24);
+		color: #451a03;
+		box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.35);
 	}
 	.pd-icon {
-		font-size: 1.8rem;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		flex-shrink: 0;
 	}
 	.pd-body {
 		display: flex;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/settings/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/settings/+page.svelte
index 5ed9aa1..ca626da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
 				detectedTz = '';
 			}
 		}
+		// 'auto' resolves to the SERVER's timezone (UTC in prod), not the
+		// family's — so during BST everything lands an hour late. Pre-select
+		// the admin's own zone so saving stores a real IANA zone (DST-aware).
+		if ((timezone === 'auto' || !timezone) && detectedTz && timezoneOptions.includes(detectedTz)) {
+			timezone = detectedTz;
+		}
 	});
 	let qrDataUrl = $state('');
 	let copied = $state(false);
@@ -262,8 +268,9 @@
 					<Button type="submit" size="sm">Set payday</Button>
 				</form>
 				<p class="hint">
-					Payday: the week starts on this day and weekly earnings are settled at this time. Auto
-					timezone follows each device.
+					Payday: the week starts on this day and weekly earnings are settled at this time. Pick
+					your city so payday lands at the right local time — Auto uses the server's timezone
+					(UTC), which is an hour out during daylight saving.
 				</p>
 			</Card>
 			<Card title="Seasons" cols={1}>