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Lesson 22 · Money · Books, quotes, chasing

Cash-flow sentry: stop running the business off the bank balance

Stop running the company on the bank balance alone

What you walk away with

In industry surveys, cash flow sits year after year at the top of small-business worries (one Q4 2025 survey's figures: 29% named it their number-one concern). Yet the way most owners manage money is — open the banking app, glance at the balance. It's what the balance can't show you that hurts : Wednesday's wages, rent due at month's end, and three invoices nobody has chased. After the install: every Friday you export the bank transactions, drop them in, and get back a one-page Cash-flow Weekly — what came in, what went out, and which of the next 30 days look tight .

How the lesson goes

  1. Step 1 The export: the only "technical move" in this build
  2. Step 2 The Fixed Outgoings Calendar: "which day money leaves" as one table
  3. Step 3 The sentry rules: into the Brain project's instructions
  4. Step 4 Ignition: first Weekly off real transactions
  5. Step 5 The Friday ritual: what's owed first, then the water level
  6. Sign-off checklist
  7. If it won't install
  8. Get your staff using it
  9. Advanced plays (come back after the install)

Real status

Currently the long-form prompt version; being remade lesson by lesson to the recorded standard of Builds 39 / 40 / 16. Progress is logged in the member area under "Latest updates".
Platform: Claude Code desktop / Codex (ChatGPT desktop), on Mac and Windows.

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FAQ

Do I need to code?

No. Every step is click a button, paste a prompt, check the screen matches; when stuck, ask the AI coach on the lesson page first.

What do I install first?

Claude Code desktop or the ChatGPT desktop app (Codex) plus a paid account. Never installed one? Start with Build 39 — all four routes have real screenshots.

Is this lesson free?

No. The free parts are the daily Boss AI Brief and the 5-minute industry check; membership is US$349/quarter or US$999/year, one membership per company for the owner and the team, all 40 lessons and ongoing updates included.