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+### Set an AWS Budget Alert
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+Many beginning users of AWS are concerned about cost.
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+It is common for new users to accidentally incur costs they did not expect. This may happen by leaving an EC2 instance running or selecting a very expensive EC2 instance by accident.
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+This is the reason new AWS accounts are very limited in the services they can use.
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+Set up an AWS budget with alerts to avoid unexpected charges.
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+Search for AWS Budget in the AWS console and follow the prompts to set up a budget. We reccomend setting a limit of $1.00 for new accounts still under the free tier.
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+If charges are incurred and approach the $1.00 limit you will receive an email. This enables you to investigate the source of the cost and correct if needed.
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