Script library
Money, Work, and People With Teeth Scripts
Short scripts for the categories that tend to get expensive, political, or bitey.
What this tool does
These scripts give you usable language for bills, workplace capacity, people pressure, and repair. The point is not charm. The point is clarity with fewer explosions.
Use one sentence: “What options are available?” It works for bills, deadlines, and support.
Bad-week version
Use it when
- You need to ask about a bill, fee, or hardship option.
- Work keeps expanding beyond capacity.
- A person is pushing and you need to stay brief.
How to use it
- Pick the category that matches the bite.
- Name the outcome or limit.
- Ask the direct question or state the direct boundary.
- Stop before you begin prosecuting the entire history.
- Write down the next action.
Worksheet version
Copy these prompts into a notebook, notes app, spreadsheet, or the nearest envelope that is already judging you.
Common traps
- Disappearing because the script feels awkward. Silence is often more expensive.
- Opening with a confession instead of a request.
- Using a good script and then undoing it with ten nervous sentences.
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Money, Work, and People With Teeth Scripts is one handle from Build a Life That Doesn't Eat You Alive. The full book connects it to habits, boundaries, money, work, rest, and bad-week repair.