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Big purchase pause check
Paste what you want to buy and why. Get the real cost, what drives it and a small test.
Big purchase pause check is a free AI prompt for the job "Handle money and investing". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · Made by AI Blocks · Level: beginner
What it does
Big purchases are often about a feeling, not the thing. This prompt slows you down without lecturing. It names the wish, traces where the pull may come from, and adds the costs that come after the price: upkeep, fees, interest and your time. It asks who you picture noticing, checks how fast the joy usually fades, and suggests a smaller version and a cheap test. It will not tell you to buy or not. It gives checks only, and the choice is yours.
You give it
- What you want and its price
- The feeling behind it
- Your monthly money picture (optional)
- What you own that does the same job (optional)
You get
- A full cost total over the years you would keep it
- Where the pull may come from
- A smaller version and a small test
- Missing costs marked
Use it when
- You are about to make a big purchase and feel a pull.
- You want to know what it really costs over the years.
- You want a cheap way to test the want first.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt, then paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with your details under it.
- Under it, paste what you want to buy and the feeling behind it.
- Send it and read the result.
- Wait a day before you act on the result.