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Money

Build a monthly budget

Act as a personal finance coach. My monthly take-home income is {amount}. My fixed expenses are {list}. Create a simple monthly budget using the 50/30/20 rule, adjusted for my situation, and show it as a table. Then suggest three realistic ways to save more without cutting essentials.

Money

Audit my spending

Here is my spending from last month: {paste transactions or categories}. Group it into needs, wants and savings. Point out the three categories where I'm overspending compared with a sensible budget, and give me one specific action for each.

Money

Explain a financial term simply

Explain {term, e.g. expense ratio, XIRR, CAGR} to me as if I'm a complete beginner in India. Use one everyday example with rupee numbers, then tell me the one mistake beginners usually make with it.

Money

Plan an emergency fund

My monthly essential expenses are {amount} and my income is {stable / variable}. Calculate how big my emergency fund should be, explain why, and give me a step-by-step plan to build it within {months} months.

Money

Prepare for a salary negotiation

I'm a {role} with {years} years of experience, currently earning {salary}. I have an offer or review coming up. Help me prepare: list my strongest points, suggest a target range to research, and write a short, polite script for asking for a higher number.

Business

Validate a business idea

Act as a sceptical investor. My business idea is {idea} for {target customer}. Ask me the 10 hardest questions about it, then list the three biggest risks and a cheap way to test each one within two weeks.

Business

Analyse competitors

I run {business} in {city / market}. My main competitors are {names}. Compare us in a table on price, positioning, strengths and weaknesses. Then suggest two ways I can stand out that competitors can't easily copy.

Business

Price a product or service

I sell {product / service} to {customer}. My costs are {costs} and competitors charge {range}. Suggest three pricing options (basic, standard, premium) with what each includes, and explain the reasoning behind each price.

Business

Write a cold email

Write a short cold email from me, {your role}, to {prospect role} at {company type}. The goal is {goal, e.g. a 15-minute call}. Keep it under 120 words, lead with their problem not my product, and end with one clear question.

Business

Create a customer persona

Based on this description of my customers: {description}, create a detailed customer persona: goals, frustrations, where they spend time online, what makes them buy, and the exact words they'd use to describe their problem.

Content

Generate scroll-stopping hooks

Give me 15 hooks for a short video about {topic} for an audience of {audience}. Mix formats: a surprising number, a common mistake, a bold claim, and a question. Keep each hook under 12 words.

Content

Turn an idea into a carousel

Turn this idea into a 7-slide Instagram carousel: {idea}. Slide 1 is a strong hook, slides 2 to 6 each make one clear point with a short example, and slide 7 is a summary with a call to save the post. Keep each slide under 25 words.

Content

Write a 45-second reel script

Write a 45-second reel script on {topic}. Structure: hook (first 3 seconds), the problem, three quick points, and a closing line. Write it the way people speak, with short sentences, and mark where on-screen text should appear.

Content

Repurpose one piece of content

Here is my content: {paste script, post or article}. Repurpose it into: one LinkedIn post, one X thread of 5 posts, three Instagram story ideas, and one newsletter intro. Keep the core message the same.

Content

Plan a month of content

I create content about {niche} for {audience}. My three content pillars are {pillars}. Create a 30-day content calendar as a table with date, pillar, format (reel, carousel or post) and a specific topic for each day.

Career

Rewrite resume bullet points

Rewrite these resume points to show impact, not duties: {paste points}. Use the format 'Action verb + what I did + measurable result'. If a result isn't given, leave a placeholder for me to fill in rather than inventing a number.

Career

Practise for an interview

Act as an interviewer for a {role} position at a {company type}. Ask me one question at a time, wait for my answer, then give honest feedback and a stronger sample answer before moving to the next question.

Learning

Learn any skill fast

I want to learn {skill} in {weeks} weeks, with {hours} hours a week. Create a week-by-week plan focused on the 20% of the skill that gives 80% of the results, with one practical project to finish by the end.

Learning

Summarise a long report

Summarise this document in plain English: {paste text or upload}. Give me the 5 key points, any numbers that matter, what's surprising, and three questions I should ask to understand it better.

Learning

Understand a market concept

For educational purposes only, explain {concept, e.g. support and resistance, position sizing, P/E ratio} with a simple example. Then list the common misunderstandings beginners have about it. Do not give buy or sell recommendations.

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