Bob's Debit Card

This project began as a technical exercise: a demonstration of what's possible when combining Claude with API discovery and rapid prototyping. In a single day, I was able to discover and interrogate the Klutch Card API, build this working site, and deploy a real-time transaction feed. I built it primarily to learn how easily it could be done. The implementation leverages real-time webhooks rather than polling: when I make a purchase, Klutch's API immediately pushes the transaction to my AWS infrastructure.

Is this a good idea? From a security perspective, probably not. Publishing every transaction creates a pattern of life, potentially discloses travel plans, and opens up privacy vulnerabilities. I'm not advocating that others follow this approach.

So why do it? I view transparency as a virtue. Where possible, I'd rather be an open book than keep unnecessary secrets. This experiment pushes that principle to an extreme: what happens when you make every financial transaction public?

This project sits at the intersection of technical capability, personal philosophy, and a willingness to be radically transparent about daily life.