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Find unused subscriptions and script bill-cutting calls with ChatGPT

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Donna Valdes found $87 a month in unused subscriptions with ChatGPT and read its script to cut internet and cell bills.

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I want to call my [cable / internet / cell phone] company and negotiate a lower bill. My current monthly bill is $[amount] and I have been a customer for [X years]. Write me a polite but firm negotiation script that includes: 1) A confident opener. 2) Specific things to ask for (rate reductions, loyalty discounts, retention offers). 3) What to say if they refuse the first time. 4) When and how to ask for a supervisor. 5) The exact phrase that usually works to get a real discount. Keep the tone respectful but direct.

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Write a short phone script I can read to lower my cable, internet or cell bill, plus a list of subscriptions to cancel.

Questions to ask me first:
- Which company are you calling, and what's your current monthly bill?
- How long have you been a customer, and have you seen a better offer from a competitor?
- Do you want me to review a list of your subscriptions too?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Company and service: [COMPANY / SERVICE]
- Current monthly bill: [AMOUNT]
- Years as a customer: [YEARS]
- Competitor offer, if any: [OFFER]
- Subscription charges from my last statement, with names and amounts only: [LIST]

Rules:
- Keep the script short enough to read out loud in a few minutes.
- Include an opener, specific asks (rate cut, loyalty discount, retention offer), what to say after a first no and when to ask for a supervisor or the retention team.
- Don't invent competitor prices or promotions; use only the offer I give you, or tell me to look one up.
- For subscriptions, mark each one keep, cancel or check, and say why.
- Remind me not to paste account numbers or card numbers.

Checkpoint: Show me the script first and wait for my changes before writing the subscription list.

If you get stuck: If you don't know a company's retention options, tell me what to ask instead of guessing.

Verify before you finish: Check that every dollar figure in the script comes from my inputs.

Output: A numbered phone script, then a keep, cancel or check table of my subscriptions with the monthly total I could save.

Done when: I have a script I can read on the call and a short list of subscriptions to cancel.

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Outcome

Donna Valdes, a 57-year-old who writes about money after 50, shares the ChatGPT prompts Valdes uses to find savings. The first subscription check turned up $87 a month in subscriptions Valdes wasn't using. For bills, Valdes asks ChatGPT for a polite but firm negotiation script with an opener, specific things to ask for, what to say after a first refusal and when to ask for a supervisor, then reads it out loud on the call. Valdes has used it three times in the last year and reports cutting an internet bill by $22 a month and a cell bill by $18 a month, about $480 a year from two 15-minute calls.

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by Donna Valdes
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https://donnavaldes.com/post/ai-hidden-savings-after-50

Context: The savings are Valdes's own report. The site also offers a free guide and paid help. Results depend on your provider and whether retention offers exist.

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