The daily brief

Five minutes. One action. Every weekday.

Latchkey Daily is the free weekday brief for Gen X: the scams going around and how to stop them, technology made usable, and the money, family and caregiving questions of the sandwich years. Five minutes, one action, every weekday.

• Three items. The scam going around, the tech worth knowing, the money or family question of the day.
• One action. Something you can do in ten minutes, today.
• Friday: Do This Now. The week's actions in one checklist.
• Two free tools. In Case, the family briefing, and Serum, the lab tracker, free for every subscriber.

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Recent issues

• February 2, 2027Deadbolt day one: your email is the master key

  Why scammers who get your email don't read it, the ten-minute Gmail lockdown, and what AI is actually good for this week.

• February 1, 2027Welcome to Latchkey Daily: the text your mom got this week

  A toll bill that isn't, the one setting that stops it, and why we named this thing Latchkey.