Damn, Just learned that firebase budget is not a hard limit. This is bad. Is there a way to setup a hard budget limit? if not, i think I will need to replace firebase for my web app.
As far as I can tell, no cloud products outside of consumer-facing SaaS allow you to set hard limits or automatic stops. The best you can do is configure spending alerts (and hope you're awake to see them).
I've found it pretty nerve-wracking, then, to attempt to get some hobby projects online. I don't like writing blank checks for my hobbies..