I think this is a great idea, I’d download this app. I don’t have the technical skills to make it, but if there was a copywriting element, I could help with that.
I also had the thought a while ago that I could try out a policy of donating an equal amount to charity when I made a purchase that felt ‘extravagant’ (in addition to giving 10%-ish). This would both disincentivize extravagance (extravagance would cost twice as much!) but also make me feel less guilty when I did do it (because the guilt stems from a place of ‘that money could help the needy instead’, whereas if the extravagance is instead directly tied to a donation to the needy, that’s less true).
I think this is a great idea, I’d download this app. I don’t have the technical skills to make it, but if there was a copywriting element, I could help with that.
I also had the thought a while ago that I could try out a policy of donating an equal amount to charity when I made a purchase that felt ‘extravagant’ (in addition to giving 10%-ish). This would both disincentivize extravagance (extravagance would cost twice as much!) but also make me feel less guilty when I did do it (because the guilt stems from a place of ‘that money could help the needy instead’, whereas if the extravagance is instead directly tied to a donation to the needy, that’s less true).