Household budget

Monthly expenses get lost between receipts and messages.

This recipe is a draft. It has not been tested and has no published template.

Not a substitute for a professional. This is not financial advice.

What the bot does

If you forward receipts and connect a sheet, it can suggest categories and flag one that goes over a limit you set. You review the summary.

Preparation

Create a “Receipts” label in your email.
Add the template and connect email and sheet.
Set your categories and limits.
Review what it prepared before you approve a change.

What it does not do

Does not move money or pay bills
Not a substitute for a financial advisor

Ingredients

Accounts it needs

Email
Spreadsheet

Area: Life and family
Trade: Family
Heat: Mild
Language: ES + EN
Approximate cost: To be confirmed, with a source, before publishing.
Last tested: Pending

The Grok Bot link turns on once the template is tested and has the id from its public link.

Open in Claude

Instructions for a new Claude chat. This recipe is still in testing: read it before you send.

I want an assistant for: Household budget.
Problem: Monthly expenses get lost between receipts and messages.
What it can do: If you forward receipts and connect a sheet, it can suggest categories and flag one that goes over a limit you set. You review the summary.
Accounts it may ask for, only if I connect them: Email, Spreadsheet.
Limits: Does not move money or pay bills; Not a substitute for a financial advisor.
Steps:
1. Create a “Receipts” label in your email.
2. Add the template and connect email and sheet.
3. Set your categories and limits.
4. Review what it prepared before you approve a change.
Do not use data about children, and do not act without my approval.

Open Claude

Open in ChatGPT

Instructions for a new ChatGPT chat. This recipe is still in testing: read it before you send.

I want an assistant for: Household budget.
Problem: Monthly expenses get lost between receipts and messages.
What it can do: If you forward receipts and connect a sheet, it can suggest categories and flag one that goes over a limit you set. You review the summary.
Accounts it may ask for, only if I connect them: Email, Spreadsheet.
Limits: Does not move money or pay bills; Not a substitute for a financial advisor.
Steps:
1. Create a “Receipts” label in your email.
2. Add the template and connect email and sheet.
3. Set your categories and limits.
4. Review what it prepared before you approve a change.
Do not use data about children, and do not act without my approval.

Open ChatGPT

Claude and ChatGPT do not install the template. Copy the text, then open the app and paste it. You send it.

Third-party template: review it before you add it. Anyone with the link can see the setup. It does not include keys or conversations.

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