Listing the ways ChatGPT saved him money, one user said it cancelled a forgotten streaming subscription and a golf app subscription, and told him which card to use to earn the most miles.
Here are my bank and card transactions for the last 3 months: [PASTE, WITH ACCOUNT NUMBERS REMOVED]. Find every recurring payment, name the service if you can, show the monthly and yearly cost, and flag ones I may have forgotten. Then give me step-by-step cancellation instructions for the ones I tell you to cancel: [LIST].
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Export three months of statements and remove account numbers.
- Ask ChatGPT to list the recurring payments and mark the ones you no longer use.
- Cancel through the provider’s own site or app and check the next statement to make sure it stopped.
More money use cases
Get money back for damaged items and poor service with ChatGPT
One parent connected ChatGPT to his Gmail to handle disputes for him. So far it has recovered €100 from an airline for a broken stroller and €108 from a car rental firm for a filthy child seat.
Help me make a claim. Company: [NAME]. What happened: [E.G. MY PUSHCHAIR WAS DAMAGED IN THE HOLD / THE CHILD SEAT WAS DIRTY]. Date and booking reference: [DETAILS]. Evidence: [PHOTOS, RECEIPTS, REPORT NUMBERS]. Draft a clear, polite claim that sets out the facts, says what I want (repair cost, refund or compensation of [AMOUNT]) and asks for a reply within 14 days.
Get your broadband bill lowered with ChatGPT
One customer used ChatGPT to help lower his internet bill and came away with $15 a month off and a one-off $25 credit.
I pay [PROVIDER] [MONTHLY PRICE] for [SPEED/PACKAGE] and I've been a customer for [TIME]. Competitors near me offer [DEALS]. Write me a short, friendly phone script to ask for a better deal, including what to say if they first say no, and a line asking for a one-off credit for [ANY PROBLEM, E.G. OUTAGES].
Spot a wrong charge on a medical bill with ChatGPT
A friend of the poster uploaded her hospital bill to ChatGPT, which picked out an incorrect charge and drafted a dispute letter. The hospital removed the $4,200 charge and marked the account as paid in full.
Here is an itemised bill I've received: [PASTE THE LINE ITEMS, WITH PERSONAL DETAILS REMOVED]. Please 1) explain each line in plain English, 2) flag anything that looks duplicated, unusually priced or inconsistent with [WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY TREATED FOR], and 3) draft a polite letter asking the billing department to review the items you've flagged and send a corrected bill.
Reference: X @ericlim