1. A method comprising: establishing a cost for consumption of a given resource by a given resource consumer for a designated period of time, the cost comprising a fixed cost for consumption of the given resource up to a threshold consumption level for the designated time period and an additional cost associated with consumption of the given resource exceeding the threshold consumption level for the designated period of time; monitoring consumption of the given resource by the given resource consumer; determining whether resource consumption by the given resource consumer is projected to exceed the threshold consumption level over the designated time period; generating an alert responsive to determining that resource consumption by the given resource consumer is projected to exceed the threshold consumption level over the designated time period; and providing the alert for presentation via a user interface of a user device associated with the given resource consumer; wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.