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Life & fun · August 5, 2026

Ya Broke

Stop impulse buying by seeing what it actually costs you

Ya Broke launched on August 5, 2026 with 1 votes, #11,494 of 23,274 launches that month.

What it does

Most budgeting apps show you a number and hope you feel bad. Ya Broke reframes what you're about to buy into things you actually feel: how many hours of work it costs you, or how many of your own favorite little luxuries you'd give up (mine is matcha lattes, so a jacket might cost me 20). Suddenly it's not $60, it's a full day at work. No bank linking, no spreadsheets, no lectures. Set your vice currency, log the temptation, see the real cost, decide.

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