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helper-payments

Tracks household service payments and provides recurring reminders to manage domestic help.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/helper-payments && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/16018" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/helper-payments && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/helper-payments

Activation

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Use this skill when the user wants to: - track household helpers - remember who gets paid when - get reminders for cleaner, nanny, sitter, gardener, dog walker, etc. - keep a lightweight record of recent payments
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Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Track household helpers and their payment cadences.
  • Identify helpers who are due soon or overdue for payment.
  • Surface relevant payment reminders to the user.
  • Update payment records after confirmation.
  • Store payment entries in a Markdown file.
  • Avoid duplicate reminders once a payment is marked as paid.

How it works

The skill reads helper payment data, identifies due or overdue payments based on cadence, and provides reminders to the user.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
A list of helpers, their roles, cadences, and last paid dates.
You get back
A reminder for a helper whose payment is due soon, e.g., 'Cleaner likely due Friday.'

When to use helper-payments

  • Tracking nanny payments
  • Reminders for cleaners
  • Logging service payments
  • Managing domestic help expenses

About this skill

Helper Payments Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

  • track household helpers
  • remember who gets paid when
  • get reminders for cleaner, nanny, sitter, gardener, dog walker, etc.
  • keep a lightweight record of recent payments

Goal

Reduce the mental overhead of remembering recurring household payments.

Workflow

  1. Read the helper list and payment cadence.
  2. Identify who is due soon or overdue.
  3. Surface only the relevant reminders.
  4. If asked, update the payment record after confirmation.

Data format

Store entries in workspace/resources/helpers/payments.md in this repo layout, or resources/helpers/payments.md once workspace/ is the household root.

Recommended columns:

  • helper
  • role
  • cadence
  • usual amount
  • last paid
  • next due
  • notes

Rules

  • Do not invent payment amounts.
  • If the amount varies, mark it as variable.
  • Avoid duplicate reminders once something is marked paid.
  • Keep reminders practical, not guilt-inducing.

Good reminder style

  • “Cleaner likely due Friday.”
  • “Nanny payment reminder tomorrow, amount marked variable.”

When not to use it

  • When the user needs to manage complex financial accounting for household expenses.
  • When the user needs to process payments directly.
  • When the user needs to track helpers for non-household services.

Limitations

  • The skill does not invent payment amounts.
  • The skill keeps reminders practical, not guilt-inducing.
  • The skill focuses on lightweight record-keeping of recent payments.

How it compares

This workflow automates the tracking and reminding of recurring household payments, reducing mental overhead compared to manually remembering payment schedules.

Compared to similar skills

helper-payments side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
helper-payments (this skill)04moNo flagsBeginner
agent-payments16moNo flagsBeginner
add-vault-note15moNo flagsIntermediate
cfo-log04moReviewAdvanced

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