- Criteria
- Fits the budget
- Category
- Required
- Candidate A
- Unchecked
- Candidate B
- Unchecked
- How to check
- Product page
Spending & habits · Purchase comparison
One-page comparison before you buy
When you want to set your needs and conditions first, then compare options
Only you can see the new document. Checks and statuses start empty, and share links, polls and surveys open when you publish them yourself.
One-page comparison before you buy
- Budget cap
- Not set
- Decision due date
- Not set
- Item type
- Not set
Write in one sentence the problem you want this purchase to solve.
Why you need it
Write down the problem this purchase should solve and the conditions it must meet.
1.
The problem you have now
2.
What changes if you buy it
3.
When you don't need to buy
First ask whether what you already own can solve the same problem.
Must-have criteria
Mark each criterion as must-have or nice-to-have, then check whether each candidate meets it.
| Criteria | CategoryLabels | Candidate ACheckbox | Candidate BCheckbox | How to check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fits the budget | Required | Unchecked | Unchecked | Product page |
| Fits the space | Required | Unchecked | Unchecked | Measure with a tape |
| Warranty and exchange terms | Nice to have | Unchecked | Unchecked | Seller's information |
| Noise and power use | Nice to have | Unchecked | Unchecked | Product specs |
- Criteria
- Fits the space
- Category
- Required
- Candidate A
- Unchecked
- Candidate B
- Unchecked
- How to check
- Measure with a tape
- Criteria
- Warranty and exchange terms
- Category
- Nice to have
- Candidate A
- Unchecked
- Candidate B
- Unchecked
- How to check
- Seller's information
- Criteria
- Noise and power use
- Category
- Nice to have
- Candidate A
- Unchecked
- Candidate B
- Unchecked
- How to check
- Product specs
Check each candidate
Put what you've confirmed and what you still don't know about each candidate side by side, and compare.
Decision draft
| Candidate | Verified price | Conditions met | Priority | Review | Still to check | Reference link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep using what I have | Not set | No labels | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Candidate B | Not set | No labels | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Candidate A | Not set | No labels | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
- Verified price
- Not set
- Conditions met
- No labels
- Priority
- Not set
- Review
- Not set
- Still to check
- Not set
- Reference link
- Not set
- Verified price
- Not set
- Conditions met
- No labels
- Priority
- Not set
- Review
- Not set
- Still to check
- Not set
- Reference link
- Not set
- Verified price
- Not set
- Conditions met
- No labels
- Priority
- Not set
- Review
- Not set
- Still to check
- Not set
- Reference link
- Not set
Decision draft
Note which way you lean now, based only on what you've verified. It's fine if it changes later.
Decision draft
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All must-have criteria are checked.
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Only prices you checked yourself are written down.
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A one-line conclusion is recorded before the decision due date.