Built by someone
who gets it.

I'm 23, I live in Austin, and I built this because I was spending too much time on my phone.

Riley — Founder of Spend Life Living

Riley

Founder · Spend Life Living

Building an app that rewards people for reducing their social media screen time, starting with local Austin businesses.

No venture backing. Just an app, a handful of Austin businesses, and a bet that positive reinforcement works better than restriction.

The Story

Why I built this.

I was on my phone too much.

I looked up one day and realized how much I was missing. Not just time. Energy. Focus. The ability to sit through a meal or a conversation without reaching for my phone. Experiences in Austin, the city I live in, the one everyone else seemed to be out enjoying while I watched them do it through a screen.

Nothing I tried worked. Willpower. Screen time warnings. App timers. "Delete it for a week" challenges. The algorithm was stronger than I was every single time.

Then I thought, what if putting my phone down actually got me something?

That was the whole idea. Not restriction. Not guilt. Just a simple trade. Put your phone down more than you did last week, and we'll get you real rewards from businesses you already love.

This isn't about quitting social media forever. It's about a little less scrolling, a little more living.

Join the waitlist, reduce your screen time, and go spend life living.

— Riley

Come spend
life living.