Tame the family paperwork

Find every bill, policy and renewal date, put them in one place and never miss a deadline again.

Time
One weekend
You'll need
A secure cloud folder or password manager · A scanner app · An AI assistant
You'll end up with
An organized folder, a list of renewals with dates and reminders in your calendar.

The steps

  1. 01

    Gather and scan

    Insurance, leases or mortgage, car, utilities, subscriptions, school and medical paperwork. Scan paper into one secure folder with simple names.

  2. 02

    Extract the dates

    Ask your assistant to pull renewal dates, amounts and cancellation deadlines from the documents, after removing account numbers.

    Prompt
    From these documents, make a table: item, provider, amount, renewal date, notice period to cancel or change. Only use what's in the documents and say when something is missing.
    
    [paste text with account numbers removed]
  3. 03

    Put deadlines in the calendar

    Add a reminder a month before each renewal, when you can still compare prices or cancel.

  4. 04

    Review subscriptions

    Cancel what nobody uses. Most families find at least one forgotten subscription.

What breaks

  • The folder goes stale. Add a 20-minute review to the calendar every quarter.

Keep it safe

  • Never paste full account numbers, passwords or government ID numbers into an AI tool.
  • Store the folder somewhere with two-factor authentication.

How you'll know it worked

  • No late fees or surprise renewals.
  • Money saved on cancelled or renegotiated plans.

Do it with Fam

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