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You can set price alerts to email you on the day when you cross a monthly spending limit, but it is not the simplest thing to figure out.

I run a small server and have a few odds and ends and get emails at $5, $15, $50, $75, and $100. Haven't broken $75 limit yet...

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The problem is that a billing alert at $10 won't prevent you from accidentally starting up something that will bring you a $1000 bill before you can react to that email - there needs to be a process that cuts off service at some hard limit instead of just sending an email and continuing to spend money.

completely agree. even though it creates a new class of problem, there should be a "cut me off immediately at $XXXX per month" option.

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