Life Assistant Skill
Plan the week, dinners and trips, catch money leaks and write the awkward emails.
by GetKits
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Three months of card charges, checked
Before
Card ending 4417, Jul to Sep: ACME FITNESS 49.00 monthly (twice on 09/12). ORBIT+ 0.00 on 07/18, then 15.99 monthly. STREAMBOX 15.49, then 17.99 in Sep. TIDEWAVE MUSIC 11.99. PAYPAL *LUMENMUSIC 10.99. Last gym visit: June.
After
Acme Fitness, $49.00 a month: cancel candidate. No visits since June, and it charged you twice on Sep 12, so ask for $49.00 back. Orbit+, $15.99 a month: cancel candidate. A $0 trial on Jul 18 that converted on Aug 17. Streambox: review. Up 16% in September, to $17.99. Tidewave Music and Lumen Music: ask household. Two music services, $22.98 a month. Potential savings: $64.99 a month, $779.88 a year, plus the $49.00 refund.
Sunday night brain dump to a week plan
Before
Sunday night, week of Oct 5. Q4 budget draft for Priya due Thu EOD, big one. I fly to Denver Wed 6:05am, back Thu, lands 9:40pm, Sam has the kids. Leo dentist Tue 3:40, Cedar Street Dental, it's me. Maya soccer Mon + Wed 5:30-7, Sam does Wed. Field trip Thu: permission slip + $12 cash. Return the Lumen lamp, delivered Sep 14 I think. Gym 2x if humanly possible. Calendar: Mon 9-10 Northwind planning, 1-2 vendor call. Tue 10-11 design review, 3:30-4 1:1 Priya. Wed offsite 1-5 (Denver). Thu offsite 9-4. Fri 7pm dinner at the Parks.
After
WEEK PLAN: Mon Oct 5 to Sun Oct 11 THE 3 THAT MATTER 1. Q4 budget draft sent to Priya by Tue 2:30 PM (due Thu, but you are in Denver Wed and Thu) 2. Sam has everything for Wed and Thu by Tue 8:00 PM: signed slip and $12, both dinners, the soccer run 3. Lumen lamp in the mail by Tue (window likely closes Wed Oct 14 [confirm]) CONFLICTS - Tue 3:30 PM: 1:1 with Priya overlaps Leo's 3:40 PM dentist. Options: move the 1:1 to Tue 11:15 AM and use it to preview the budget, or move it to Mon 2:15 PM. [decide] DAY BY DAY Mon Oct 5 - 9:00-10:00 AM Northwind planning (video) - 10:15 AM-12:15 PM Focus: Q4 budget, the numbers [THE 3 #1] - 12:15-12:45 PM Admin: start Lumen return, print the label, call the dentist to confirm - 1:00-2:00 PM Vendor call (video) - 5:30-7:00 PM Maya soccer, Riverside Fields (you). Leave 5:15. Tue Oct 6 - 8:30-9:45 AM Focus: Q4 budget, the narrative [THE 3 #1] - 10:00-11:00 AM Design review (video) - 1:00-2:30 PM Finish and send the budget draft [THE 3 #1] - 3:40 PM Leo, dentist (you). Leave 3:05: UPS drop-off for the lamp on the way. [THE 3 #3] - 7:30-7:50 PM Handoff with Sam: slip, $12, dinners, soccer [THE 3 #2] Wed Oct 7 - 6:05 AM Flight to Denver. Leave 4:30 AM [confirm drive time]. - 1:00-5:00 PM Offsite, Denver - 5:30-7:00 PM Maya soccer (Sam) Thu Oct 8 - 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Offsite, Denver. Flight lands 9:40 PM. - All day Maya's field trip (slip and $12 went in Tue) Fri Oct 9 - 12:00-1:00 PM Gym - 7:00 PM Dinner at the Parks. Leave 6:45. Sat Oct 10 - 9:00-10:00 AM Gym PREP NEEDED - By Mon 8:30 PM: lamp boxed, label on - By Tue 7:30 PM: slip signed, $12 in an envelope, both in Maya's backpack - By Tue 9:30 PM: checked in, packed for 1 night - By Fri 6:30 PM: whatever you are bringing to the Parks [confirm] DEADLINES THIS WEEK - Tue Oct 6: Field trip slip and $12 in Maya's backpack - Fri Oct 9: Lamp in the mail (window closes Wed Oct 14 [confirm]) NOT THIS WEEK - A third gym session: Mon and Tue are full and you are away midweek. OPEN QUESTIONS - [confirm] Lumen's return window: 30 days from delivery would close Wed Oct 14. - [confirm] School drop-off Mon and Tue: the plan assumes you are free from 8:30 AM.
Half a fridge to five dinners and one grocery list
Before
2 of us, Jules is vegetarian, I eat anything. $90 this week, 25 min max, I'm at choir Thu till 8. Have: half can coconut milk, 1 can chickpeas, feta (opened), half bag spinach, 3 sweet potatoes, 6 eggs, rice, pasta, frozen peas, 1 lb frozen shrimp.
After
MEAL PLAN: Mon Oct 5 to Fri Oct 9 For: 2 adults | Diet: Jules vegetarian | Budget: $90 | Weeknights: 25 min max DINNERS Mon Coconut chickpea curry with spinach and rice (25 min) | cook 3 cups of rice, half is for Thu Tue Sweet potato and black bean tacos, feta, lemon yogurt sauce (25 min) | uses all 3 sweet potatoes Wed Pasta with peas, feta and lemon (15 min) | half the shrimp seared on top of yours, 5 min Thu Egg fried rice with peas and green onions (10 min) | choir night: Monday's rice, the rest of the shrimp on your half Fri Shakshuka with feta, yogurt and warm tortillas (25 min) | uses up the eggs, feta and yogurt INGREDIENT REUSE - Cilantro, 1 bunch: Mon, Tue, Fri - Lemons, 2: Mon, Tue, Wed - Plain Greek yogurt, 1 large tub: Tue, Fri - Corn tortillas, 1 pack: Tue, Fri - Green onions, 1 bunch: Thu, Fri - Feta (already open): Tue, Wed, Fri GROCERY LIST Produce - [ ] Yellow onions, 2 (Mon, Fri) - [ ] Cilantro, 1 bunch (Mon, Tue, Fri) - [ ] Lemons, 2 (Mon, Tue, Wed) - [ ] Green onions, 1 bunch (Thu, Fri) Dairy and eggs - [ ] Plain Greek yogurt, 1 large tub (Tue, Fri, breakfasts) - [ ] Eggs, 1 dozen (Thu, Fri) Pantry and dry goods - [ ] Black beans, 1 can (Tue) - [ ] Crushed tomatoes, 1 can of 28 oz (Fri) - [ ] Corn tortillas, 1 pack (Tue, Fri) - [ ] Curry powder or paste, only if you are out [confirm] (Mon) ALREADY HAVE - Coconut milk, chickpeas, feta, spinach, 3 sweet potatoes, 6 eggs, rice, pasta, peas, shrimp ESTIMATED TOTAL: $24 [estimate], leaving about $66 for breakfasts, lunches and the weekend PREP AHEAD: Mon, 2 min - Cook 3 cups of rice instead of 1.5 and refrigerate half for Thursday.
A refund the store keeps stalling on
Before
Today is Mon Oct 12. Lumen Home still hasn't refunded the $189 lamp, order LH-20931. I sent it back Sep 21, UPS says delivered to them Sep 24. Emailed Sep 28, they said refunds take 5-7 business days, case LH-48213. Nothing yet. I'm annoyed.
After
EMAIL DRAFT: Refund not received (second contact), Lumen Home To: [confirm] the address that replied on Sep 28 Subject: Second request: refund for order LH-20931, case LH-48213 Hello, I returned the floor lamp from order LH-20931 on Mon Sep 21. UPS tracking shows it was delivered to your returns center on Thu Sep 24. On Mon Sep 28 you told me the refund would take 5 to 7 business days (case LH-48213). As of today, Mon Oct 12, the $189.00 has not reached my card ending [last 4]. Please issue the $189.00 refund, or tell me what is holding it, by Mon Oct 19. If you can't approve this, please pass it to a supervisor and let me know who has it. If it isn't resolved by then, I'll ask my card issuer to dispute the charge, with the UPS delivery confirmation. Thank you, [Name] BEFORE YOU SEND - Attach: the UPS tracking screenshot showing delivery on Sep 24 - Check: send it as a reply on the Sep 28 thread, so the history travels with it IF NO REPLY - Mon Oct 19: open a dispute with your card issuer [confirm their time limit; it is often counted from the statement date] TRACKER ROW | Refund, Lumen floor lamp | other | Mon Oct 19 | Mon Oct 19 | $189.00 | Dispute with card issuer if not refunded | Your email, Mon Oct 12 | waiting |
What's inside
- life-assistant.zip
About this kit
Turn a messy Sunday brain dump into a time-blocked week, five dinners with one grocery list, a trip plan with book-by dates, a list of subscriptions worth cancelling, and the refund or landlord email you have been putting off. The skill is free, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor, and installs in about five minutes.
What you get
One skill with six modes that share the same formats:
- Week plan. Your calendar and priorities in; a time-blocked week out, with the 3 things that matter, every conflict with two options, leave-by times and the prep each event needs.
- Meal plan. Five to seven dinners built from what is already in your fridge, ingredients reused across nights, busy evenings matched to 15-minute meals, and one grocery list in store-aisle order.
- Trip plan. Itinerary, booking checklist with book-by dates, a documents check, a packing list for the trip type and a dated countdown.
- Money check. Paste statement lines; get every recurring charge with a verdict, price rises, trials that quietly converted, and the exact steps to cancel.
- Admin emails. Refunds, billing errors, cancellations, second-request escalations, landlord, school and rescheduling emails: firm, polite and specific.
- Life admin tracker. Renewals, return windows, warranties, appointments and expiring documents, each with the date you actually need to act, not just the date it happens.
Plus the files that make it more than a prompt:
- 13 email templates, a phrase bank and an escalation ladder
- Packing lists by trip type, with add-ons for kids, road trips and international travel
- A pantry-based meal plan template with ingredient reuse pairs
- A renewals and deadlines tracker with lead times for every type of deadline
- A weekly review checklist, with Gmail searches that find the dates hiding in your inbox
- A money check guide, including the scam and phishing patterns that imitate bills and renewals
- A full worked example: a real Sunday night brain dump turned into a tracker, a week plan, a meal plan and an email
Who it is for
- Parents and busy professionals who run a household between meetings.
- People who travel often and keep missing return windows and renewals while they are away.
- Anyone who already uses Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor and wants life admin handled in the same place.
What it will not do
- Pay, buy, book, cancel or send anything. It drafts; you act.
- Ask for passwords, full card or account numbers, or ID numbers. If you paste one, it will not repeat it.
- Give medical, legal, tax or investment advice. It organizes the facts and tells you who to ask.
- Invent facts. Return policies, prices and entry rules it cannot verify are marked [confirm].
- Run on its own. It works on what you paste, when you ask.
If you want it to run without you asking
The skill is complete on its own. Two paid pieces use the same formats and do the asking for you:
- Life Assistant Bot (Grok Bot, $12): a 7:00 AM brief on weekdays, a Sunday week plan, and a Friday sweep of Gmail for bills, renewals, deliveries and return windows.
- Life Assistant Dot (ChatGPT dot, $12): your dot keeps the tracker current from Gmail and Google Calendar, warns you before deadlines close, drafts the emails and researches options when something breaks.
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