Part of Cleo’s charm is to help you track where your money goes each month. And as you can imagine, the data’s looking a bit different these days (obvi it’s all anonymized and no, it’s not for sale. You can read more about Cleo’s security policy here).
1. You’ve turned to Playstation in your time of need
Your PSN purchases are up 62%
2. That caffeine habit? Probably kicked
Average spending at Starbucks has dropped by more than half
3. You’re socially distancing from Taco Bell
The number of Crunchwraps consumed is down by nearly a third. Eating out in general? Down 40%
4. Local restaurants are still getting your support
DoorDash spending is on the up. We’ve seen the number of orders rise by 15.17%
5. Vacay spending is on hold
Between March and April, we’ve seen a 66% drop in your spending on that getaway. We know. It sucks
6. You haven’t seen your Uber driver in a while
The number of journeys is down by 55%. Lyft trips have also been cut back by 68%. Unsurprisingly, you’re not getting out much at all. Transport spend has dipped by 44%
7. Your sweats game is strong
Shopping spend is down by over a third
8. No virus can knock your relationship with Walmart
It was Cleo’s #1 merchant last month, and still holds the top spot
9. Hang in there, you’ll see your friends again
Entertainment spending is down 34%...
10. In less terrible news...
There’s been a 10% increase in people putting money in savings. But bank charges still persist. Not cool
Things are tough right now and turns out, pandemics don’t spare your finances. On a mission to help where we can, we made Random Acts of Relief. Long story short – Michael gifted some money to someone in need and left this truly iconic note alongside it. We did what anyone with an aching desire for words of affirmation right now would do and hit him up for MORE.
You didn’t hear it from me, but Cleo Engineers aren’t perfect. We have bugs. We have quite a few of them. Our relentless focus at Cleo is to make it as simple and joyful as possible for our users to level up their relationship with money.
Look, it’s a psychologically weird time right now. I haven’t spoken to a new human in three weeks, I’ve downloaded TikTok, and I’m still not drinking enough water.