{"id":"ind-par-babysitter-pay-text","audience":"parents","category":"writing-emails","technique":"verification","title":"Text the babysitter what you owe with the hours math","free":false,"task":"You're texting your babysitter about last night's pay. Keep it under 45 words, plain text: thank her in at most 3 words, then the hours and pay math on one line (hours x rate = pay), using the rate you agreed for after 10 PM, then say when you'll send it by the app she asked for. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"BABYSITTING - Friday Nov 7 - sitter: Kayla\nKids: Max (7) and Rosie (4)\n\nTimes: Kayla arrived 6:00 PM. We got home 11:00 PM.\nRate: $18/hour.\nText from Kayla when she agreed to the job: \"Sure! It's $18/hr, $22/hr after 10 if that's ok?\" Me: \"Totally fine.\"\nSo: 6-10 PM at $18, 10-11 PM at $22.\n\nPayment: she asked for Venmo, not cash, last time. Her Venmo: @kayla-sits\nI'll send it tonight by 9 PM.\n\nOther notes:\n- She did the dishes, so nice.\n- Rosie's still asking when Kayla's coming back.\n- Next sitting: maybe Nov 21?","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":45},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 45 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"3 short sentences, each under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Using one rate","why":"The AI multiplies all 5 hours by $18 and misses the after-10 rate.","fix":"Add: \"6-10 PM at $18, 10-11 PM at $22. Show the math on one line.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Forgetting how to pay","why":"The AI says \"I'll get it to you\" without the app or time.","fix":"Add: \"Say: sending on Venmo to @kayla-sits by 9 PM.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Padding the text","why":"The AI adds a long thanks and chat about the kids and next date.","fix":"Add: \"Thanks in 3 words or fewer. Nothing else.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Ignoring where it will be pasted","why":"AI loves bold and headings, which show up as stray ** and # symbols in a text message.","fix":"Name the place and the format: \"For a text message. Plain text, no bold or headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses both rates","patterns":["\\$22","after 10","two rates","both rates"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["math","x \\$","hours x","show"]},{"label":"Says how and when you'll pay","patterns":["venmo","9 ?pm","when"]},{"label":"Keeps the thanks short","patterns":["short thanks","3 words","brief"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Pay texts go wrong on the one exception. Tell the AI both rates, to show the math, and to keep the rest short.","rubricLabels":["Shows the math on one line with both rates: 4 hours x $18 = $72 plus 1 hour x $22 = $22, total $94 (not 5 x $18 = $90)","Says it will be sent on Venmo to @kayla-sits by 9 PM tonight","The thanks is at most 3 words (like 'Thanks so much!'), and the text has no extra topics (no dishes, next booking or kids' updates)"]}