Create a Life Skills Checklist

Create a comprehensive life skills checklist for the following:

Who this is for: [young adult / teenager / adult who missed some basics / someone starting over / parent teaching a child]
Age or life stage: [specify]
Areas of life to cover: [finances / cooking / health / relationships / career / home management / technology / legal basics / all]
Current gaps: [areas where skills are weakest or least developed]
Learning style: [hands-on practice / reading / watching / taking a class / trial and error]
Timeframe to develop skills: [immediate basics / 6 months / ongoing]

Build the complete checklist:

FINANCIAL SKILLS:
- Budgeting and tracking spending
- Understanding credit scores and building credit
- Banking basics (accounts, transfers, direct debits)
- Tax basics (filing, what you owe, allowances)
- Investing basics (compound interest, pensions, ISAs/401ks)
- Insurance (types you need, how they work)
- Negotiating a salary
- Reading a contract before signing

For each skill:
- Why it matters (the cost of not having it)
- How to learn it (specific first step)
- Level: Essential now / Important soon / Good to have

HOME MANAGEMENT:
- Cooking 10 essential meals from scratch
- Basic cleaning routines
- Laundry (sorting, temperatures, ironing)
- Basic DIY and home maintenance
- What to do in a home emergency (gas leak, flooding, fuse box)
- Dealing with landlords or estate agents

HEALTH AND BODY:
- Basic first aid and CPR
- When to see a doctor vs treat at home
- Medication safety
- Understanding your mental health
- Sleep hygiene basics
- Exercise habit formation

SOCIAL AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS:
- Having difficult conversations
- Setting and communicating boundaries
- Active listening
- Conflict resolution
- Making and maintaining friendships as an adult
- Networking without feeling fake

CARRER AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
- Writing a CV and cover letter
- Job interview basics
- Workplace communication
- Managing up
- Negotiation basics
- Understanding employment rights

DIGITAL AND TECH LITERACY:
- Password security and 2FA
- Recognising scams and phishing
- Managing your digital footprint
- Basic data backup
- Online privacy settings

LEGAL AND CIVIC BASICS:
- What a will is and why you need one
- Understanding basic contracts
- Your rights as a consumer
- How to vote and why it matters