Black Friday Deal Week · 23 to 30 November 2026

One deal a day, for five days

Four small tools and one full course, each on sale for 24 hours, then all five back together for Cyber Monday.

Hey, it's Justine. I've built three new tools for this week, and each one does a single job you can finish in one sitting: working out how full your week already is, getting December onto one page before it fills itself, and finding the words when you need to say no. Money Flows and Rhythm & Flow School are on the list too.

How it works
  • One deal opens each morning, Monday to Friday, and runs for 24 hours. It opens at 6am US Eastern and closes at 5:59am US Eastern the next day.
  • That's 3am in Los Angeles, 11am in London and 10pm in Hobart.
  • Every price on this page is in US dollars. Your bank converts it at checkout.
  • Missed one? On Cyber Monday, 30 November, all five come back for 24 hours. After that they're gone.
Mon 23 NovMoney FlowsUS$4.50 a month for your first 12 months, then US$9 a month
Tue 24 NovCapacity CheckUS$9
Wed 25 NovCalm DecemberUS$17
Thu 26 NovSay It KindlyUS$17
Fri 27 NovRhythm & Flow School, 2026 editionUS$99
Mon 30 NovCyber MondayAll five again, plus the three tools together for US$27
Monday 23 November · Day 1

Money Flows

See where your money actually goes, every month.

Money Flows sorts your spending so you can see it. Upload a bank or credit card statement, snap a receipt, or type it in, and it groups everything by where it went. It picks up the charges that come out every month, which is usually where the surprises are. Personal, business and side income each get their own stream, so they don't blur together.

This week only: half price on the monthly plan for your first 12 months. US$4.50 a month for 12 months, then US$9 a month.

Money Flows shows you your own numbers. It doesn't give financial or tax advice.

Tuesday 24 November · Day 2

Capacity Check

How full is your week before you've planned a single thing?

Before you plan anything new, it helps to know how much of the week is already spoken for. Tell Capacity Check your waking hours, then tap in the things that come round every week (work, the school run, cooking, washing, the gym, the standing Thursday call) and how often they happen, including "every other day" and "three times a week".

It adds it all up and shows you, in plain words and one bar, how much of your week is already taken and what's left. Then it leaves room for the stuff you can't predict, because there's always some, and suggests one thing to drop, shrink or share. If you're over before the week even starts, it tells you so. That's maths, and it's useful to see it written down.

It isn't a planner or a to-do list. It answers the one question above.

US$9
Wednesday 25 November · Day 3

Calm December

The whole of December on one page, before it starts.

December is the month where everything lands in the same three weeks: the work drinks, the school concert, who's hosting the big lunch, the gifts, the travel, and the day you meant to have off. Calm December puts it all in one place, from 1 December to 4 January.

Calm December showing the month with stickers and a clash warning on one Saturday

No holidays are filled in for you except New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. You name your own days, and you can tag any date as a public holiday.

It also flags a few things worth a second look: two plans in the one slot, a busy week with no rest in it, more than three nights out in a week, or hosting the day after you travel. You can dismiss any of them.

No login, and your plan stays in your browser.

US$17
Thursday 26 November · Day 4

Say It Kindly

For when you know you should say no and can't find the words.

Pick the situation: the extra request at work, the "quick question" that eats the afternoon, the late-night call, the friend who won't take no for an answer, and six more. Pick a tone (warm, direct, or short and sweet) and you'll get scripts you can copy and send, or say out loud.

Six of them come straight from my Boundary Setting Blueprint.

If your situation isn't on the list, "Write mine" drafts three versions for you. You can use it 20 times a day, and nothing you type is stored. Save the scripts you like and they'll be there next time on the same device.

What it isn't: therapy, or a fix for a relationship that's hurting you. If someone is frightening or harming you, please talk to 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732, in Australia) or a support service where you live.

US$17
Friday 27 November · Day 5

Rhythm & Flow School, 2026 edition

My full planning course, plus the app that goes with it.

Rhythm & Flow School is my full planning course. It covers how you actually spend your time, what matters to you, the roles you play, routines, a central place for every task, weekly planning with your big rocks first, then monthly, quarterly and yearly planning, and how to keep going when a week falls apart.

It's six modules of video lessons (about four hours in total) with worksheets, plus a resource vault. This year it comes with more:

Lifetime access, so it's there whenever life gets busy again.

US$99, one payment

Already a student? You don't need to buy it again. The Hub, the quick start and the 2027 planner are already in your course. Log in and have a look.

Questions
What currency are the prices in?

US dollars. If your card is in another currency, your bank converts it at checkout and may add a small fee.

When does each deal open and close?

Each deal opens at 6am US Eastern and closes at 5:59am US Eastern the next day. That's 3am to 2:59am in Los Angeles, 11am to 10:59am in London, and 10pm to 9:59pm in Hobart. Cyber Monday runs on the same hours, from Monday 30 November to Tuesday 1 December US Eastern.

I missed a deal. Can I still get it?

On Cyber Monday, 30 November, all five come back for 24 hours. After that, the deals have ended.

How do I get my tool after I buy?

Your links appear on the next page as soon as you've paid. Bookmark that page, because it's your way back to everything you bought. Each tool runs in your web browser on your phone or laptop, so there's nothing to download or install. If something goes wrong on that page, email me and I'll send your links.

Do I need an account?

Not for Capacity Check, Calm December or Say It Kindly. They save your work in your browser, on that device. That means two things: use the same browser to pick up where you left off, and if you clear your browsing data your saved work goes with it. Save or print anything you want to keep. Rhythm & Flow School has a course login, which comes by email, and Money Flows has its own account.

Do these tools use AI?

Capacity Check doesn't. Calm December has no AI inside it, but it writes prompts for planning a menu and finding gifts that you can paste into whichever AI you already use, then paste the answer back in. Say It Kindly has one optional AI feature, "Write mine", which writes scripts for a situation that isn't on the list. Nothing you type into it is stored. Money Flows uses AI to read your statements and sort your spending. Some of the Implementation Hub tools in Rhythm & Flow School have AI features too, and you can skip them.

How long can I use the tools?

They're yours to keep using for as long as the tool runs, and at least until the end of 2027. Rhythm & Flow School comes with lifetime access.

What if it's not right for me?

Email me within 7 days of buying and I'll refund you. Australian consumer law still applies on top of that.

I already have Rhythm & Flow School. Do I get the 2026 updates?

Yes, they're already in your course: the Implementation Hub, the quick start lesson and the 2027 Adventure Roadmap Planner. Log in and you'll find them in Module 1.

What happens to Money Flows after 12 months?

From your 13th month it's US$9 a month, the normal price.

Who do I ask if something goes wrong?

Email justine@thisoptimisticlife.com. I reply Monday to Friday, within two business days.

Questions? Email justine@thisoptimisticlife.com. I reply Monday to Friday, within two business days.
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