u/C0nstan

How to stop spending on specific hours without setting lifetime budget?

Hey everyone, I'm having trouble getting scheduling rules to work properly on my Meta Ads account. I want to stop spending during certain hours of the day, but the rules don't seem to execute correctly (or maybe I'm just setting them up wrong?).

What I need:

  • 00:00 to 10:00 every day → no spending
  • Friday 00:00 to Sunday 18:00 → no spending

I've tried creating rules but they're not working as expected. I also don't want to turn off campaigns to avoid destroying the learning phase (tried it last weekend, disastrous results 😅).

Has anyone dealt with this before?

Am I missing something obvious?

Any advice on how to properly configure these rules or alternative strategies that have worked for you? TIA! 🙏

PS: I'm also comfortable reducing the spend during those hours instead of completely cutting off the budget, open to any solutions that don't tank performance.

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u/C0nstan — 15 hours ago