How she works
Four moves, and the money stays yours.
“You don’t need a budget, darling. You need someone to take the card out of your hand.”
- 01You hand it over.
See something you want — a jacket, a gadget, the 2 a.m. cart? Share it from Safari or a shopping app that supports iOS sharing. Miss Spent picks up available details; add anything missing. In a shop? Photograph it. Either way, the temptation has somewhere to wait besides checkout.
- 02She puts it on ice.
No verdict yet. She sets it down for a few days and lets the heat come off it. Want has a short shelf life. The point is simple: give the urgency time to cool before you decide.
- 03She rules.
When the pause is up, she brings the decision back for the Reckoning: need, or noise? Bought it or passed? You make the call. She keeps an honest ledger either way, without the lecture.
- 04You keep the money.
Every “no” adds that item’s price to your Stash — a running tally of spending avoided, not money transferred into a savings account.
Where she works
She meets you where the spending happens.
From the share sheet
Share a product page from Safari or a shopping app that supports the iOS share sheet. Miss Spent uses available details; you can supply anything missing. No bank connection, no spreadsheet.
In the shop
Temptation in person? Take its picture. When a clean cut-out is possible, the item appears in color against her black-and-white office. Otherwise, the photo still goes on ice with the temptation.
When it’s time to rule
With notifications enabled, she can remind you when the pause is up. Come back for the Reckoning and record what you decided: didn’t buy, or bought it.
Before, not after
Trackers tell you what happened. Miss Spent gives you somewhere to put the decision before it happens.
A spending tracker is useful after a purchase. Miss Spent exists earlier, while the decision is still open. Hand her the temptation, give it time, then come back when the urgency has cooled. If you pass, the Stash keeps the money you chose not to spend visible.