50 free prompts — zero jargon

50 AI Prompts You'll Actually Use This Week

No jargon. No sign-up. Just copy, paste, and watch your jaw drop.

Every prompt below solves a real problem — meal planning, parking tickets, school emails, dodgy knees. Pick one. Try it. Come back for the rest.

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Food & Home

Fridge to Meal Plan

Snap your fridge. Get a week of meals. No more "what's for dinner tonight?"

Food & Home

Shopping List from Recipes

Paste 5 recipes. Get one shopping list grouped by aisle. No duplicates, no wandering round Tesco confused.

Food & Home

Batch Cooking Planner

Tell AI your free Sunday afternoon. It plans what to prep, cook, and freeze so weeknight dinners are done.

Food & Home

Cleaner PDF Guide

Photo each room, annotate the details, AI builds a professional room-by-room PDF your cleaner can follow.

Kids & Family

Bedtime Stories That Help Your Kid

Not just any story. One written about what your child is actually going through right now.

Kids & Family

Homework Explainer

"Explain long division like I'm 9." Better than any textbook.

Kids & Family

Birthday Party Planner

Theme, budget, headcount, venue — full plan with games, food, and timeline.

Kids & Family

Holiday Packing Lists

Destination, duration, kids' ages, weather — nothing forgotten. Ever again.

Kids & Family

School Email Reply

Teacher sends a vague email about your kid. AI helps you write a calm, clear response.

Kids & Family

Reward Chart Generator

Tell it your kid's age, what you're working on, and it creates a printable chart.

Work & Admin

Email Translator

Paste a confusing email. "What are they actually asking me?" Then draft your reply.

Work & Admin

Meeting Notes to Actions

Paste a transcript. Get decisions, action items, and who owns what.

Work & Admin

CV Tailoring

Paste your CV and the job description. Rewritten to match in minutes.

Work & Admin

LinkedIn Post Writer

Tell it what happened at work this week. Get a post that doesn't sound cringe.

Work & Admin

Invoice Chaser Email

Firm but professional "you haven't paid me" email. Escalating tone each time.

Money & Life Admin

Parking Ticket Appeal Letter

Photo the sign, describe what happened. Formal appeal letter done in 2 minutes.

Money & Life Admin

Bill Negotiation Scripts

Calling Sky to cancel? Get a script with the right pauses and retention offer triggers.

Money & Life Admin

Compare Anything

Two insurance quotes, mortgage offers, phone contracts — plain English breakdown.

Money & Life Admin

Formal Letter to Landlord or Council

Describe the situation. Get the right tone and references. Done.

Money & Life Admin

Switching Energy Provider

Paste your current tariff. Get advice and a switch request drafted.

Health & Wellbeing

GP Appointment Prep

Turn rambling symptoms into a concise summary you can read out to your doctor.

Health & Wellbeing

Exercise Plan from What You've Got

20 minutes, no equipment, dodgy knee, living room — sorted.

Health & Wellbeing

Meal Plan for a Health Goal

"I'm pre-diabetic, hate salads, need quick lunches." Realistic plan, not Pinterest nonsense.

Creative & Fun

Holiday Research in 60 Seconds

Budget, kids, dates, preferences — narrowed down faster than 3 hours on Skyscanner.

Creative & Fun

Photo Captions and Thank You Notes

Personalised, not generic. Actually thoughtful.

Creative & Fun

Learn Anything Explained Simply

"Explain mortgages like I'm 15." No more pretending you understand.

Creative & Fun

Gift Ideas That Don't Suck

Age, interests, budget, anti-clutter preference — better than an hour on Amazon.

Creative & Fun

Date Night Planner

Budget, location, vibe — full evening planned. Including the babysitter checklist.

Creative & Fun

Social Media Caption Writer

Took a nice photo, can't think of what to write. Get 5 options.

Creative & Fun

Voice Memo to Polished Text

Ramble into your phone about an idea. AI turns it into something structured and clear.

Getting Started

Your First Conversation with AI

Don't google a question. Just talk to it. Like a person. Start here.

Getting Started

Tell AI How You Like to Be Talked To

Hate long-winded answers? Prefer bullet points? Tell it once. It remembers.

Getting Started

Tell AI About Your Kids

Their ages, interests, food preferences, school stuff. AI becomes the ultimate parenting assistant.

Getting Started

Set Up Your Work Context

Tell AI your job, your tools, your team. Every work answer gets 10x better.

Getting Started

Save Your Preferences (Custom Instructions)

Set it once in settings. Every conversation starts already knowing you.

Better Prompts

The "Pretend You're..." Trick

Tell AI to be a nutritionist, a lawyer, a teacher. It completely changes the answer.

Better Prompts

Give AI Examples of What You Want

Show it one good email. It'll write every future email in that style.

Better Prompts

Ask AI to Improve Its Own Answer

Don't accept the first answer. Say "make it shorter" or "less formal." It gets better every time.

Better Prompts

Be Specific About What You Don't Want

"Don't use jargon. Don't be longer than 5 sentences. Don't start with 'Certainly!'"

Better Prompts

The "Give Me Options" Approach

Don't ask for one answer. Ask for three. Pick the best. Combine them.

Better Prompts

Chain Your Prompts — Start Big, Get Specific

Don't try to do everything in one message. Build up step by step.

Better Prompts

Upload a Photo and Ask About It

Photo of a rash? A plant? A messy room? A receipt? AI can see it and help.

Better Prompts

Adjust the Explanation Level

Too complex? Tell AI who the audience is. It adjusts instantly.

Power Moves

Use AI as a Thinking Partner

Don't just ask questions. Think out loud. Brainstorm together. Argue with it.

Power Moves

Let AI Read Something for You

Paste a long article, document, or Terms & Conditions. Get the summary in 30 seconds.

Power Moves

AI for Difficult Conversations

Need to say something hard? Practice with AI first. It won't judge you.

Power Moves

Create Templates You Reuse

Built a great prompt? Save it. Reuse it every week. Change the variables.

Power Moves

Fact-Check AI (It Gets Things Wrong)

AI is confident. AI is also sometimes wrong. Here's how to catch it.

Power Moves

Use Voice Instead of Typing

Too much to type? Just talk to it. Open the app and press the mic.

Power Moves

The One-Prompt Life Update

Once a month, tell AI what's changed. New job? New goal? It stays relevant.