{"id":"pro-par-road-trip-budget-days","audience":"parents","category":"planning","technique":"constraints","title":"Plan a 3-day family road trip that fits a $900 budget","free":false,"task":"You're planning a 3-day road trip with your partner and two kids, ages 7 and 12, with a $900 budget for lodging, activities and gas. You want exactly 4 numbered lines (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Total), each showing its dollar math, under 90 words, plain text. Use the kids' prices and the hotel's kids-stay-free rule correctly, skip the attraction that's closed for the season, and use only options from your notes. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your trip notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Lake Monroe road trip - Fri-Sun, Nov 28-30\nUs: 2 adults, Mia (12), Leo (7). Budget $900 for lodging, activities, gas (food separate).\n\nLodging (2 nights, Fri + Sat):\n- Pinecone Lodge: $139/night per room, kids under 18 stay free\n- Lakeshore Resort: $119/night per PERSON (so x4), kids not free\n\nActivities:\n- Fri: Monroe Caverns tour - adults $24, kids 6-12 $14\n- Sat: Wild Ridge Zipline - $49 per person, age 10+ only (Leo can't ride; he and one parent watch free)\n- Sat: Lake boat rental - $80 for 2 hours (whole family) - CLOSED for the season after Nov 15 per their website\n- Sun: Old Mill Farm corn maze + hayride - $12 per person, kids under 8 free\n\nGas: about $90 round trip.\n\nIdeas: Mia wants to go to the outlet mall (shopping not in budget). Grandpa says the fudge shop is a must.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not showing the math","why":"The AI gives round numbers you can't check.","fix":"Add: \"Show the math on each line, like '2 x $24 + 2 x $14 = $76'.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Ignoring the age rules","why":"The AI charges everyone full price or sends Leo on the zipline.","fix":"Add: \"Use the kid prices and age limits in my notes.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Booking a closed attraction","why":"The boat rental is in the list, and the AI may plan around it.","fix":"Add: \"Skip anything closed for the season.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Letting the AI pick the layout","why":"The AI writes a long itinerary with headings and food tips.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Total. Plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 90 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b"]},{"label":"Sets the budget","patterns":["900","budget"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the )?math","x \\$","\\d ?x","calculat"]},{"label":"Uses the kid rules","patterns":["kid","age","under 8","10\\+"]},{"label":"Skips the closed spot","patterns":["closed","season","boat"]}],"hint":"Family budgets live in the fine print: kid prices, age limits, what's closed. Tell the AI to apply them and show its math.","rubricLabels":["Has lines for Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and a Total, each showing its dollar math","Uses Pinecone Lodge (2 nights x $139 = $278, kids free) and correct activity prices: caverns 2 x $24 + 2 x $14 = $76; zipline only for Mia and one parent, 2 x $49 = $98; corn maze 3 x $12 = $36 (Leo free)","Leaves out the closed boat rental and the shopping, and the total (lodging + activities + $90 gas, about $578) is at or under $900"]}