A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Electronics & IT
When your cell phone screen shatters, who ya gonna call? This cardholder! When your Wi-Fi isn’t working or your DVR is full, who ya gonna call? This cardholder! You need not work at the cable company or have tech know-how, but you do need to have ample time and patience to CPE this card, especially when you have to wait six hours for the cable guy. New cords, chargers, and ink cartridges? Also you. Waiting in line to get your kid his first phone? Still you.
Holding this card means owning all three
Conception
Electronics need to be managed
Planning
- Researching appropriate electronics such as: TV, laptops/computers, tablets/e-readers, video game systems/VR, headphones, surround sound speakers, cell phones, smartwatches, home theater/audio, chargers/cords, home phones
- Researching and arranging for installation of Wi-Fi
- Researching password managers
Execution
- Purchasing electronics
- Installation management of electronics and cable TV/satellite/boxed TV
- Electronics troubleshooting and software updating
- Managing subscriptions (including log in information to various vendors such as cable/satellite TV, boxed TV, subscription television and streaming services)
- Deleting/managing DVR shows for space storage
- Wi-Fi/router maintenance and troubleshooting
- Saving data (USB/cloud storage)
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Is everything up to do date as needed and working when you need it to be?
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- The holder owns all of it: noticing, planning and doing. No “just tell me what to do.”
- Agree the Minimum Standard of Care together, then let the holder meet it their way.
- Not working? Bring it to the weekly check-in and re-deal it. Don’t take it back mid-week.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.