Set an alert for large charges
Have your phone tell you the moment a charge is bigger than you expect.
A spending alert is a message your bank sends when one charge is over an amount you choose.
It costs nothing and arrives within a minute, which catches an odd charge the same day.
Key points
- A spending alert speaks when a charge passes the amount you set
- It reports what happened; it does not stop anything
What to remember
- Low enough to be useful, high enough to stay quiet.
- An alert reports what happened. It never blocks.
Try this
Look in your bank app under Alerts and set one for large purchases.
Practice: Set an alert for large charges. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.