You already know money is leaking. You've seen the charges you don't recognize, felt the low-grade guilt of subscriptions you meant to cancel, and maybe even downloaded a budgeting app – only to abandon it the moment it asked for your bank login. This isn't a willpower problem. It's a systems problem. Subscription Archaeology is a complete, manual money operating system built for people who want to own their financial process without surrendering their data to another platform. No Plaid connections. No dashboards that expire. No SaaS dependency. Just a named, repeatable framework you install once inside Notion or a spreadsheet and run on your own terms. The system is built on three interlocking protocols: a full subscription audit that surfaces every recurring charge and forces a keep-or-cut decision; an impulse circuit-breaker that interrupts spending before it becomes regret; and a monthly money hygiene ritual that takes roughly 15 minutes and keeps the whole system current. A dedicated Integration Layer shows you how to run all three inside a single monthly session, and a 30/60/90-day installation sequence walks you from first audit to fully operational system in three months. Everything lives in documents you own. Nothing connects to your bank. Nothing expires when a vendor changes its pricing. This is your process – built once, run indefinitely, on your terms.
What's included
- The Three-Protocol Architecture: a named system overview and monthly cadence map showing how Subscription Archaeology, the Impulse Circuit-Breaker, and the Money Hygiene Ritual fit together and when each one runs
- Protocol 1 – Subscription Archaeology: a full audit framework plus a ready-to-use Master Tracker Template that walks you through surfacing, categorizing, and making a documented keep-or-cut decision on every recurring charge
- Protocol 2 – Impulse Circuit-Breaker: a structured decision framework, a 72-Hour Hold Log, and a Friction Table designed to interrupt spending impulses before they convert – with named triggers and the language to use when you catch yourself mid-impulse
- Protocol 3 – Monthly Money Hygiene Ritual: a repeatable 15-minute run-of-show with a full agenda and a Notion log template so each monthly session is consistent, completable, and documented
- Integration Layer: a dedicated section showing how all three protocols connect inside one monthly session – so the audit, the circuit-breaker, and the ritual reinforce each other rather than competing for your attention
- 30/60/90-Day Installation Sequence: a phased implementation plan that tells you exactly what to set up, when, and in what order so the system is fully operational within three months
- Reference Appendix: a Subscription Taxonomy, an Impulse-Trigger Guide, and a Sentence Vocabulary – ready-made language and classification tools you can reach for during any audit or decision moment
