Due dates for this month
What it's for If you list obligations and dates you know, it sorts them and flags the next 7 days.
Example reply
Today is the 3rd. 5th: electric bill. 2 days away. Pay it first. 20th: the shop's insurance. 17 days away. Set the amount aside this week, not on the 19th.
The prompt (copy it and paste it into your assistant)
I am going to paste what follows. If you list obligations and dates you know, it sorts them and flags the next 7 days. Do not invent facts. Do not move money or give financial advice. Do not pay. Do not calculate tax. Do not invent dates. Answer in this order: 1. Order the dates from today, not the order you remembered them 2. Pay first the one due in two days 3. Set the insurance aside this week, before you touch the tax Here it is: [paste this here: What is due and on which day]
A payment or a filing is missed because the date lived in a chat.
How to use it
- Press Copy, or the button for the app you use.
- Paste the text into the chat.
- Write what you need, with your own details. For example:The shop insurance is due on the 20th. The tax is on the 28th. The electric bill, on the 5th. Today is the 3rd.
Note: it does not move your money or replace the person who keeps the books.
You write
The shop insurance is due on the 20th. The tax is on the 28th. The electric bill, on the 5th. Today is the 3rd.
You get back
Today is the 3rd. 5th: electric bill. 2 days away. Pay it first. 20th: the shop's insurance. 17 days away. Set the amount aside this week, not on the 19th. 28th: the tax. 25 days away. After the insurance, not before. If you pay it on the 3rd, you are left with no cash for the electric bill. Order for this month: electric bill, insurance, tax.
In three steps
- Order the dates from today, not the order you remembered them.
- Pay first the one due in two days.
- Set the insurance aside this week, before you touch the tax.
A tip The tax on the 28th looks big and eats the electric bill on the 5th. The 5th goes first.