How to expense this
Many companies set aside a learning budget for each person, and AI skills are an easy case to make. Here's how to ask.
Before you buy
- Check your company's learning or education policy, or ask HR whether you have a yearly budget.
- Send your manager the email below. Fill in the bracketed parts.
- Once approved, buy with a company card or keep the receipt to claim it back.
Email to your manager
Hi [manager's name], I'd like to use part of my learning and development budget for "Claude, Start to Power User", a practical guide to using Claude and AI agents in day-to-day engineering work. What it covers: - Setting up Claude and Claude Code for our kind of work - Prompting, context and project setup that cut rework - Automating recurring tasks and reviewing AI-written output safely Cost: [price] (one-time, with free updates) Seller: [seller name from the checkout page] Receipt line: Professional development: AI tools training I expect it to save me time on [a task you do often], and I'm happy to share what I learn with the team. Thanks, [Your name]
What your receipt shows
Every receipt shows the seller's legal business name, the product, the date and the line "Professional development: AI tools training", which is what most expense systems ask for.
Buying for a team?
Email edna@ednashamouni.com and I'll send a single invoice for the whole team.