This is why for hobby projects I try to stay away from pay per use services when possible even tough they would be cheaper. Just the peace of mind of having pr

This is why for hobby projects I try to stay away from pay per use services when possible even tough they would be cheaper. Just the peace of mind of having predictable fixed cost is worth the couple bucks I might be paying more. That said, unless that spike happens in a single day, you should be able to at least set a budget alarm to warn you. I think you should also be able to trigger shutdowns from those alerts within aws, but I never did.