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Defining Our Terms · No. 06

wal·let thresh·old

\ˈwä-lət ˈthresh-ˌhōld\noun

1 :The point where a person trusts an AI agent enough to let it spend their money, and the dollar amount above which they still insist on deciding themselves. Every category has one. Cars sit at the top.

//He let his agent book the oil change without a second thought. The car itself sat above his wallet threshold.

Errands were the easy part. The wallet is the line.

First published October 16, 2026 · The Starting Line, issue 23

Chris Hudson · General Manager, Mark Miller Subaru · Writes The Starting Line