Simple Family Budget Prompt

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Set up a simple family budget

A one-page budget built from your real spending.

The prompt
Help me make a simple family budget.

Our monthly take-home pay: [amount].
Our main costs: [rent or mortgage, childcare, car, insurance, groceries, etc.].
Or paste last month's spending here (with account numbers removed):
[paste]

Please give me:
1. A one-page monthly budget with categories that make sense for a family.
2. Where we seem to be overspending compared to typical families.
3. Three changes that would free up the most money.
4. A 15-minute monthly check-in routine to stay on track.

This is for organizing, not financial advice.

If you need anything else from me, ask up to three quick questions first. Then give me the finished result.
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How to use it

  1. Fill in the details in brackets: [amount], [rent or mortgage, childcare, car, insurance, groceries, etc.], [paste]. Use the "Fill in your family once" box and the common ones fill themselves; you can also edit them after pasting.
  2. Tap Copy prompt.
  3. Open ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Meta AI, start a new chat and paste it in.
  4. Answer the few quick questions it asks, then use the finished result. Anything that involves paying, signing or messaging someone stays with you.

What you will get

  • A one-page monthly budget with categories that make sense for a family
  • Where we seem to be overspending compared to typical families
  • Three changes that would free up the most money
  • A 15-minute monthly check-in routine to stay on track

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