Section 2
Automate what you already pay for
Before you buy another app, get more out of the subscription you already have. Every playbook is copy-paste, with the plan limits and sources.
- Housekeeping · ChatGPT + Gemini
Built a GPT or Gem for a family job? Keep it working after it retires
If you set up a custom GPT or Gem for a family job, like sorting school emails or homework help, plan on about 20 minutes to move it before it goes away. Never built one? Skip this page.
- Playbook · All four assistants
The family profile: one block you paste once
A lot of the time spent “bossing” an assistant around goes to re-explaining the same details about your family, like the kids’ ages and practice nights. Write it down once and paste it where the assistant will keep using it.
- Playbook · Scheduled tasks
5 scheduled tasks that take the little jobs off your plate
This is the “set it up once” part. Each of these runs on a schedule and gives you a short list, so you don’t have to keep the small recurring jobs in your head.
- Playbook · Less checking up
Stop bossing your agent around
If you have to keep checking on an agent, it isn’t saving you much time. Set a few rules up front and let the built-in approvals do their job. Then do one short check-in each week.
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Coming next: one project per kid, bills and renewals without the surprises, Microsoft 365 Family and Copilot (only the owner gets it), and the trades-dad back office.