{"id":"acct-payables-due-soon-owner","audience":"small-business","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"audience","level":"beginner","title":"Summarize payables for an owner: overdue, due within 7 days, later","free":false,"task":"You're writing a Friday payables snapshot for the owner, Joan, as of Nov 6, 2026. Write a prompt for plain text with lines starting \"Overdue:\", \"Due within 7 days:\" and \"Later:\". Overdue lists each bill with days overdue and a total. Due within 7 days means on or before Nov 13 and also gets a total. Show the addition. Under 80 words. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Bills list (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"BILLS TO PAY - as of Fri Nov 6, 2026 - Maple Row Hardware\n\nA. Dockside Properties (rent) - $3,200.00 - due Nov 10\nB. Coastal Packaging - $850.00 - due Nov 8\nC. Summit Mutual (insurance) - $640.00 - due Nov 18\nD. Tallis Freight - $1,100.00 - was due Oct 30 (not yet paid)\nE. Hartwell Printing - $410.00 - was due Oct 15 (not yet paid)\nF. First Valley loan payment - $1,200.00 - due Dec 1\n\nNote from Beth (bookkeeper): 'Tallis said last week that they'd wait until Nov 10; I don't have that in writing.' Cash in the bank is $9,800 today.\nJoan isn't an accountant, so the summary should be plain.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the three lines","patterns":["overdue:","due within 7 days","later:"]},{"label":"Asks for days overdue","patterns":["days overdue"]},{"label":"Gives the window","patterns":["nov(ember)? 13","7 days"]},{"label":"Asks for totals","patterns":["total"]},{"label":"Uses due dates only","patterns":["due dates","verbal"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Moving Tallis to later","why":"The AI uses Beth's verbal note and treats Tallis as due Nov 10.","fix":"Add: \"Judge by the due dates shown, not by verbal promises.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing days overdue","why":"The AI lists overdue bills without days.","fix":"Say: \"Each overdue bill with its days overdue as of Nov 6.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No totals","why":"The AI lists bills without adding them.","fix":"Add: \"Then the total with the addition.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText","maxBullets"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"A payables snapshot sorts by due date as shown, not by promises. Give the date window and the totals.","rubricLabels":["Overdue line lists Hartwell Printing $410.00 (22 days) and Tallis Freight $1,100.00 (7 days) with the total $410.00 + $1,100.00 = $1,510.00","Due within 7 days line lists Coastal Packaging $850.00 (Nov 8) and Dockside Properties $3,200.00 (Nov 10) with the total $4,050.00","Later line lists Summit Mutual $640.00 (Nov 18) and First Valley $1,200.00 (Dec 1), and Tallis stays overdue (the unwritten delay is not used)"]}