The Practical Life Manual Join the Founding Cohort

Full curriculum

Two ways in. Everything laid out below.

There's a low-cost starting tier, and a bigger complete system. Here's the short version, then every module in full below it.

Note to Fritz

This is a starting draft, not a locked plan. Tier names, module order, what's free vs. paid, pricing, all of it — we can change any piece of this to match what your audience is actually asking you for. Nothing here ships until you say it's right.

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$129

Tier 1 — Foundations. 8 modules: money, apartment, texting, jobs, disclosure, dating, confrontation.

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Complete System. Tier 1, plus Social Mastery and Real-World Execution — 15 modules total.

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01

Foundations

"Gotta play the hand you're dealt as well as you can."

The baseline everything else builds on — posture, hygiene, money, and the daily mechanics of living on your own.

01Money doesn't explain itself

Budgeting, bills, and autopay traps — the stuff nobody sits you down and explains before you move out.

  • A dead-simple budget system that doesn't require spreadsheets you'll abandon in a week
  • How to catch a subscription bleeding your account before it's three months deep
  • What to actually do the day a bill surprises you
This weekList every recurring charge hitting your account and cancel one you forgot you had.
02The apartment doesn't clean itself

Systems for chores and hygiene that work with executive dysfunction, not against it.

  • A grooming routine short enough to actually stick
  • The "put it back or it becomes a project" rule for clutter
  • Why smelling good is the first, easiest win — and where to start
This weekPick one five-minute daily habit (shower, brush teeth, make the bed) and stack it onto something you already do every day.
03Standing like you belong in the room

Posture and presence — not to perform confidence, but because a slumped, closed-off stance makes every interaction harder than it needs to be.

  • The two-minute posture reset you can do before anything that makes you nervous
  • What to do with your hands when you don't know what to do with your hands
  • Why "put your best foot forward" isn't about faking it — it's about starting from a baseline that isn't working against you
This weekCatch yourself slouching three times today and reset — that's the whole rep.
04Texting back without a committee meeting

What ambiguous texts actually mean, and real scripts for replying without the 45-minute freeze.

  • Decoding "we should hang out sometime" vs. a real invitation
  • How long is too long to wait before replying (there's a real answer)
  • Copy-paste openers for the messages that stall you out
This weekReply to one message today within five minutes of reading it, using a script from this module.
05The job interview isn't a trap

Scripts for interviews, small talk, and the unwritten rules nobody puts in the job posting.

  • How to answer "tell me about yourself" without info-dumping or freezing
  • What to say if you're asked about a gap in work history
  • Reading whether disclosure helps or hurts in a specific workplace
This weekWrite a 90-second answer to "tell me about yourself" and say it out loud until it stops sounding memorized.
06Disclosure: when, how, or not at all

A real decision tree for telling people you're autistic — not a one-size-fits-all script that ignores your actual situation.

  • The difference between disclosing to a friend, a date, and an employer
  • What to say when someone reacts badly
  • Why "never" and "always" are both wrong answers here
This weekWrite down one relationship where disclosure might actually help, and one where it's genuinely nobody's business.
07Dating without a PhD in reading minds

What people actually mean when they say ambiguous things, and what to say back.

  • Reading real interest vs. politeness without overthinking every word
  • Not forcing a "yes" out of someone who's already told you no with their actions
  • Finding people worth pursuing instead of chasing whoever's available
This weekSend one message that asks a direct, low-stakes question instead of a vague check-in.
08Confrontation without the apocalypse

Boundaries, disagreements, and saying no without it turning into a spiral or a shutdown.

  • A script for saying no that doesn't require an essay of justification
  • Catching a shutdown before it takes over the whole day
  • The difference between a boundary and a wall
This weekSay no to one small ask this week using a script from this module — nothing dramatic, just the rep.

Everything from here down is the $297 Complete System upgrade

02

Social Mastery

Complete System upgrade

"Time to be autistic. Time to win."

For once the basics are handled — reading rooms, holding conversations, and not treating every rejection like a verdict.

01Reading the room without overthinking it

Real, noticeable signals to check for instead of the vague instruction to just "read the room."

  • A three-second checklist for walking into a group: who's talking to who, what's the energy, is there an opening
  • What it actually looks like when a conversation is winding down
  • When to speak up vs. when to just listen for a minute first
This weekWatch one group conversation for 60 seconds before joining it — just watch, don't say anything yet.
02Talking so people actually answer

Flat statements are dead ends. Questions keep a conversation moving — this module is the difference in practice.

  • Why "your shirt is blue" gets a nod and "where'd you get that shirt" gets a conversation
  • A short list of go-to questions for background, work, hobbies, and plans that never feel like an interview
  • Catching yourself mid info-dump and handing the conversation back
This weekIn one real conversation, ask two follow-up questions before you share your own opinion.
03Dating without the guesswork

Going from a match or a mutual friend to an actual date, without spiraling over every message.

  • Turning a text conversation into a real plan with a time and place
  • What silence during a conversation usually means (and usually doesn't)
  • Don't force someone's hand — reading a soft no and moving on with your dignity intact
This weekPropose a specific day and activity instead of "we should hang out sometime."
04Rejection isn't data about you

Reframing an awkward moment or a "no" as information about the situation, not a verdict on your worth.

  • Why one bad interaction doesn't predict the next one
  • Separating "that was awkward" from "I am broken"
  • The chaos persists, but so do you — staying in the game after a bad rep
This weekWrite down one recent rejection and one specific, non-catastrophic reason it might not have been about you at all.
03

Real-World Execution

Complete System upgrade

"Put your best foot forward."

Taking it out of the module and into an actual room — work, groups, and building a life that doesn't depend on anyone else showing up first.

01Surviving (and winning) the group hang

Joining a conversation already in progress instead of standing at the edge of it all night.

  • How to jump into a group without interrupting or freezing up first
  • What to do when you get talked over
  • Exiting a conversation gracefully when you're sensory-maxed
This weekJoin one group conversation you'd normally sit out, even for two minutes.
02Turning your focus into a career asset

Framing deep-focus and pattern-spotting as strengths in a job search and at work, not something to hide.

  • Naming your strengths in an interview without sounding like a robot reciting a resume
  • Asking for accommodations without over-explaining or under-asking
  • Reading office politics without getting pulled into gossip
This weekWrite down one specific strength tied to how your brain works, and one place at work it already shows up.
03Building your own crew

Becoming the person who organizes the hangout instead of waiting to be invited to one.

  • Hosting something low-pressure: game night, watch party, a standing weekly hang
  • Following up without it feeling needy
  • Turning a one-time hang into an actual recurring thing
This weekSend the text proposing a specific hangout — don't wait for someone else to plan it.

The private community

You don't do any of this alone

Every tier comes with the same room — the place you go when this week's situation isn't in any module yet.

Post, lurk, or ask under a handle — no camera or real name required

Fritz answers selected member questions directly, every month

Other members working through the same modules, at the same stage

New modules and prompts added as the course keeps growing

Included free with either path below, then $20–$40/mo

Two ways in — a low-cost starting point, or the complete system at once.

Tier 1 only
$129 founding

8 modules + 3 months community. $199 once founding closes.

Complete System
$297 founding

All 15 modules + 6 months community. $397 once founding closes.

Community access alone, with no course: $20–$40/mo. Every number here is still a draft — if Fritz wants a different split, a subscription instead of one-time pricing, or to fold it all back into one price, that's a five-minute conversation, not a rebuild.

Family Bundle

This Complete System plus the Complete System from Inside the Autistic Mind (the parent course) — both communities included.

Separately: $794–$994
$697 founding

Save $97 vs. buying both separately. $897 evergreen, after founding cohorts close on both tracks.

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