Detects the product and price you're viewing and scores the financial pressure of buying it, based on your own numbers.
Users
4
−1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#261K
#218K among extensions
Version
3.1.2
updated 21 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About Should I Buy This?
Should I Buy This? helps you think before you spend.
When you're viewing a product online, open the extension to see how much financial pressure the purchase would put on you and whether the purchase makes sense based on why you want it.
The extension combines your financial situation with a few simple questions to give the purchase a score from 0–100.
What you can do:
See the financial impact of a purchase
Convert a purchase into hours of work
Consider whether you already own something similar
Save tempting purchases instead of buying immediately
Set a cooldown and come back later
Track purchases you bought or decided against
Put skipped purchases toward savings goals
Learn from your purchasing patterns over time
Create shareable purchase score cards
Private by default
Your financial profile, goals, purchase history and temptations are stored locally in your browser. There is no bank connection, no account required, no AI analysis, and the extension makes no network calls.
The extension only analyzes a product when you choose to use it on the page you're viewing.
The score is a decision-support tool designed to make you think before buying. It is not financial advice and does not evaluate the quality of the product itself.
Think before you buy. Know before you buy.