Using AI I Subscribed to X Premium for Grok, and It Turned Out to Work in My Tesla Too
I signed up for X's paid plan mainly to get Grok. Around the same time, I was surprised to discover the same Grok had become available inside my Tesla too. Here's everything I found out, from choosing a plan to actually using it in the car.
Using AI A simple way to turn verbal family plans into Google Calendar events with AI
I'll share how I turn plans I hear through family LINE chats or conversations, like 'next month's sports day starts at 9am on 10/25,' into a Google Calendar link just by telling an AI. No scanning, no app install needed.
Using AI How I Have AI Build Me a One-Page 'Today's Briefing' While I Get Ready in the Morning
I built a system that has AI pull together my schedule, email, and chat messages into a single briefing I can glance at while getting ready. Here's how I gather the information and keep the layout from breaking, in enough detail that you could build it yourself.
Using AI How I Have AI Automatically Check My Card Spending Every Night — and Flag Only the 'Expenses Worth Discussing'
I built a system that has AI automatically tally up each day's card spending and notify me only when a purchase crosses a threshold I set in advance, flagged as an 'expense worth discussing.' Here's a full implementation walkthrough, including the formula for judging sync delays and the design behind capping API calls.
Using AI How I Have AI Auto-Generate My Preschooler's Hiragana Drills, Timed to a Forgetting Curve
I built a system that has AI auto-generate hiragana practice sheets for my preschooler, timed to a forgetting curve so review happens right when it's needed. I'll walk through the question pool structure and the scoring data model in enough detail that you could build it yourself.
Using AI How I Batch-Scan My Kids' Worksheets and Let AI Sort Them Out Automatically
I built a system that scans worksheets from multiple kids all at once and has AI automatically sort them by child and by subject. Here's the actual code and scoring rules, in enough detail that you could reproduce it yourself.
Using AI I had AI check my household finances every morning, and small daily fixes started adding up
Using Claude and an integration with the accounting app freee, I built a setup that automatically reviews my card spending every morning and evening and gives me exactly one improvement suggestion. Here's the actual tool setup and how it's worked out.