diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/System/OutputsInstructions.php b/app/Console/Commands/System/OutputsInstructions.php
index e9cd25e5be..ae703f8399 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/System/OutputsInstructions.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/System/OutputsInstructions.php
@@ -147,10 +147,7 @@ class OutputsInstructions extends Command
      */
     private function showLine(): void
     {
-        $line = '+';
-        $line .= str_repeat('-', 78);
-        $line .= '+';
-        $this->line($line);
+        $this->line(sprintf('+%s+', str_repeat('-', 78)));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php
index 6ea2ca32d2..620660c5ba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class IntroController extends Controller
     public function getIntroSteps(string $route, ?string $specificPage = null): JsonResponse
     {
         app('log')->debug(sprintf('getIntroSteps for route "%s" and page "%s"', $route, $specificPage));
-        $specificPage ??= '';
+        $specificPage  ??= '';
         $steps         = $this->getBasicSteps($route);
         $specificSteps = $this->getSpecificSteps($route, $specificPage);
         if (0 === count($specificSteps)) {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class IntroController extends Controller
             // remove last step:
             array_pop($steps);
             // merge arrays and add last step again
-            $steps    = array_merge($steps, $specificSteps);
-            $steps[]  = $lastStep;
+            $steps   = array_merge($steps, $specificSteps);
+            $steps[] = $lastStep;
         }
         if (!$this->hasOutroStep($route)) {
             $steps = array_merge($steps, $specificSteps);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class IntroController extends Controller
             return false;
         }
 
-        $hasStep  = array_key_exists('outro', $elements);
+        $hasStep = array_key_exists('outro', $elements);
 
         app('log')->debug('Elements is array', $elements);
         app('log')->debug('Keys is', array_keys($elements));
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ class IntroController extends Controller
     public function postEnable(string $route, ?string $specialPage = null): JsonResponse
     {
         $specialPage ??= '';
-        $route = str_replace('.', '_', $route);
-        $key   = 'shown_demo_'.$route;
+        $route       = str_replace('.', '_', $route);
+        $key         = sprintf('shown_demo_%s', $route);
         if ('' !== $specialPage) {
-            $key .= '_'.$specialPage;
+            $key = sprintf('%s_%s', $key, $specialPage);
         }
         app('log')->debug(sprintf('Going to mark the following route as NOT done: %s with special "%s" (%s)', $route, $specialPage, $key));
         app('preferences')->set($key, false);
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ class IntroController extends Controller
     public function postFinished(string $route, ?string $specialPage = null): JsonResponse
     {
         $specialPage ??= '';
-        $key = 'shown_demo_'.$route;
+        $key         = sprintf('shown_demo_%s', $route);
         if ('' !== $specialPage) {
-            $key .= '_'.$specialPage;
+            $key = sprintf('%s_%s', $key, $specialPage);
         }
         app('log')->debug(sprintf('Going to mark the following route as done: %s with special "%s" (%s)', $route, $specialPage, $key));
         app('preferences')->set($key, true);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/EditController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/EditController.php
index b48e5f7b85..0a2cae44a1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/EditController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/EditController.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class EditController extends Controller
         $repetition                       = $recurrence->recurrenceRepetitions()->first();
         $currentRepType                   = $repetition->repetition_type;
         if ('' !== $repetition->repetition_moment) {
-            $currentRepType .= ','.$repetition->repetition_moment;
+            $currentRepType = sprintf('%s,%s', $currentRepType,$repetition->repetition_moment);
         }
 
         // put previous url in session if not redirect from store (not "return_to_edit").
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupCloneService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupCloneService.php
index 53cfb14c44..4bb92e31d0 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupCloneService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupCloneService.php
@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@ class GroupCloneService
     private function cloneNote(Note $note, TransactionJournal $newJournal, int $oldGroupId): void
     {
         $newNote              = $note->replicate();
-        $newNote->text        .= sprintf(
-            "\n\n%s",
-            trans('firefly.clones_journal_x', ['description' => $newJournal->description, 'id' => $oldGroupId])
-        );
+        $newNote->text        = sprintf("%s\n\n%s",$newNote->text, trans('firefly.clones_journal_x', ['description' => $newJournal->description, 'id' => $oldGroupId]));
         $newNote->noteable_id = $newJournal->id;
         $newNote->save();
     }
diff --git a/app/Support/CacheProperties.php b/app/Support/CacheProperties.php
index ed52fa17d9..5f783af1c1 100644
--- a/app/Support/CacheProperties.php
+++ b/app/Support/CacheProperties.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Support;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 /**
  * Class CacheProperties.
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class CacheProperties
      */
     public function get()
     {
-        return \Cache::get($this->hash);
+        return Cache::get($this->hash);
     }
 
     public function getHash(): string
@@ -70,18 +71,18 @@ class CacheProperties
         }
         $this->hash();
 
-        return \Cache::has($this->hash);
+        return Cache::has($this->hash);
     }
 
     private function hash(): void
     {
-        $content    = '';
+        $content = '';
         foreach ($this->properties as $property) {
             try {
-                $content .= \Safe\json_encode($property, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+                $content = sprintf('%s%s', $content, \Safe\json_encode($property, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
             } catch (\JsonException $e) {
                 // @ignoreException
-                $content .= hash('sha256', (string) time());
+                $content = sprintf('%s%s', $content, hash('sha256', (string) time()));
             }
         }
         $this->hash = substr(hash('sha256', $content), 0, 16);
@@ -92,6 +93,6 @@ class CacheProperties
      */
     public function store($data): void
     {
-        \Cache::forever($this->hash, $data);
+        Cache::forever($this->hash, $data);
     }
 }