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Spending story reviewer
Paste a purchase you are weighing. Get what drives it, its hidden costs and a small test of whether it pleases.
Spending story reviewer is a free AI skill 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
A purchase is rarely only about the thing. A car, a house or a course can carry a wish to be seen, a memory from childhood or a reward after hard work. The price tag shows the cost on day one, not the upkeep, the taxes and the hours that follow, and not whether the joy will last. This skill separates the story from the sum. It writes what you want and the feeling behind it, traces the feeling to its source, and adds up the costs over the years. It asks who is really watching and how much they notice. It checks whether the joy fades as comfort grows, and whether a smaller version would please you as well. Then it designs a small test purchase to run first. It never tells you what to buy.
You give it
- What you want to buy and its price
- The feeling behind it, in a sentence or two
- Your monthly money picture, roughly (optional)
- What you already own that does the same job (optional)
You get
- The real driver in plain words
- A list of long-run costs: upkeep, taxes and time
- A check of who is watching, and whether joy fades with comfort
- A small test purchase to try before the big one
Use it when
- You are about to buy something big because it feels like the time to treat yourself.
- You can't tell if you want the thing or what it says about you.
- You want the full cost of an item, not just the price.
How to use it
- Start a chat with the skill. Open it if you added it to your AI, or copy it and paste it in.
- Say what you want, the price and what it would feel like to own it.
- Answer the questions about where the feeling comes from.
- Read the cost list and the test before you decide.
- Run the small test and come back with how it felt.