{"id":"life-fl-free-trial-auto-renew","audience":"freelancers","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"grounding","title":"Find when a free trial turns into a charge","free":false,"task":"You signed up for a free trial of a design app and don't want to be charged if you forget. From the terms, get exactly 4 numbered lines in plain text, under 70 words: 1. the trial end date, with the date math shown; 2. the last day to cancel without being charged; 3. what you'd be charged and how often, using the updated price; 4. how to cancel. Then a last line \"Reminder:\" with the date two days before your cancel-by date, for your phone. Use only the terms. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The trial terms and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PIXELNEST PRO - FREE TRIAL TERMS (fictional)\nAccount: Jun Takahashi | Trial started: October 22, 2026\n\n1. Your free trial lasts 30 days from the start date.\n2. At the end of the trial, your subscription will automatically renew as a paid annual plan at $119.99 per year, billed to the card on file, unless you cancel.\n3. To avoid being charged, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends.\n4. Cancel anytime in Settings > Billing > Cancel plan. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription.\n5. Annual plans are non-refundable after billing.\n\nEMAIL FROM PIXELNEST (Nov 1): \"Heads up: starting November 15, PixelNest Pro annual plans will be $139.99 per year. This applies to trials that convert after that date.\"\n\nMY NOTES\n- I mostly wanted it for one client project.\n- Friend says just delete the app and it stops.\n- Monthly plan exists? Website says $14.99/month, but the trial converts to annual.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"No date math","why":"The AI says the trial is \"30 days\" without the end date.","fix":"Add: \"Line 1: October 22 + 30 days = [date].\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the price change","why":"The AI quotes $119.99 from the terms and misses the Nov 1 email.","fix":"Add: \"Use the new price from the Nov 1 email if the trial converts after Nov 15.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No reminder date","why":"The AI stops at the facts, so nothing makes you act in time.","fix":"Add: \"Last line: Reminder: two days before the cancel-by date.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 70 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Leaving the format to the AI","why":"The AI adds a title, bold labels and sub-bullets, which turns a quick note into a page.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings, no intro.\"","checks":["plainText","numberedItems"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for the date math","patterns":["\\+\\s*30","30 days","end date"]},{"label":"Uses the new price","patterns":["139","nov(ember)? (1|15)","new price","email"]},{"label":"Asks how to cancel","patterns":["how to cancel","settings","cancel"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Tell the AI to turn the trial terms into real dates, which price is current, and the exact way to cancel.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 gives the trial end as November 21, 2026 (October 22 + 30 days), and line 2 gives November 20 as the last day to cancel (24 hours before)","Line 3 says $139.99 per year (the updated price, since the trial converts after November 15), not $119.99 or the monthly price","Line 4 says to cancel in Settings > Billing > Cancel plan, and a last line starting \"Reminder:\" gives November 18"]}