How very sensible and levelheaded. Most people I think would rush into buying a house and splashing out on luxuries without thinking how they should make that money last and work for them, and suddenly the money’s disappeared and they’re bankrupt.
Yep, it’s called an idempotent key. The server gets a request with a specific key (usually a random guid), stores it and ignores any further requests with the same key. It would be a great addition to Lemmy.
My parents are 6 years apart. I see no problem with this.