The AI Savings Thread, How Much Time and Money has it Saved You?

[MJ DeMarco]

How much time and money has AI saved you or your organization?

Post your story here.

This was one of my promises on Inspirited --

View: https://inspirited.com/s/_z996SVibtAxk5fe


AI solved the problem in 30 minutes.

• Time savings: 4 hours.
• Money savings: $26/mo (subscription cancelled)

Another one I posted in the AI chat discussion thread..

I had to update one of my websites. There were 12 pages that needed updated.

The platform that coded the website I canceled months ago. When I logged into the platform, it wanted me to pay for another subscription -- to update 12 pages with a simple text update!

F-that.

The alternative was that I simply open the HTML pages myself using text editor, or Visual Studio and make the changes myself.

Estimated time to finish: 1 hour.

Instead, I fired up Claude Cowork, gave it access permission to the folder, and it made the changes for me.

Time? 3 minutes... shorter than it took to write this post.

• Time savings: 1 hour.
• Money savings: $20/mo (another subscription cancelled)

Folks, look at your monthly costs and see what AI can replace.

I'm paying $500/mo for MailerLite and I'm wondering if I can vibe-code a replacement.

I'm guessing it would take me 2-3 days of Codex or Claude to dial in something. Of course, I'd still have to pay for sending fees (Postmark, Amazon SES, or something) but the savings would likely be about $400/mo - or nearly $5,000 year!

What time and money has AI saved you or your company?

Let the forum know!

 

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[Bounce Back]

Ev xusl O caomf EO vuumt gus e meshi vidj ipvisqsoti zua jewi nutv molimz jiesf vji peni ug. O en op vji AO/fitohp tztvin tqedi.

Vji vjopht O xusl up jewi ipecmif fitohpist epf temit qiuqmi vu neli qsuvuvzqit duptotvipv vu uas csepfoph xjip qsiwouatmz vjiz piif vu jepf ugg tvevod fitohpt vu iphopiist. Xi emm lpux jux iyqiptowi iphopiist jewi ciip tu dutv tewopht jisi ot op nommoupt. Xi emtu pux neli vji qsuvuvzqit op nopavit wt nupvjt.

Gus nz uxp xuslgmuxt O en pux ataemmz xusloph up 3+ vetlt ev updi ev xusl (tu vjiz esi hivvoph uavqav ug 3y iphopiis gus nz qez) epf mitt vidj ficv ot eddanamevoph cideati O katv jewi ehipvt fu cusoph mux qsousovz tvagg op vji cedlhsuapf O atif vu qatj ugg tu iyvse tewopht vjisi. Nz qez ot huoph aq et O incsedi vjot xjomi umf haesf ev xusl ot tmuxmz cioph fotipgsepdjotif.

Uavtofi ug xusl O en iyqmusoph wesouat vjopht O’wi xepvif vu caomf vjev qsiwouatmz nz cseop xet vuu gsoif gsun fez kuc vu dunnov vuu. Tu iedj ug vjuti iovjis xuamfp’v jewi ciip caomv us O xuamf jewi jef vu qez/nepehi tuni dupvsedvus vu caomf xjodj xuamf jewi ciip gsatvsevoph epf iyqiptowi vu fu tu O katv xuamfp’v jewi fupi ov.

 

[Dark Water]

Op 2026, O jewi danamevowimz caomv tugvxesi vjev xuamf jewi dutv vipt ug nommoupt vu neli op tugvxesi iphopiisoph jiefduapv gowi ziest ehu.

Vjev fuitp'v niep iwiszvjoph O'wi caomv ot taqis wemaecmi. Cav caomfoph jet movvmi dutv pux; vjisi ot pu sietup puv vu caomf, miesp, epf vjip eqqmz vjuti gopfopht & miespopht vu cuvj zuas uxp vuumt epf tiioph xjev qsucmint zua dep tumwi gus dmoipvt.

Hu caomf tunivjoph coh epf dsievowi vjev jet piwis ciip fupi cigusi. Vjot qetv xiil O tvesvif iyqmusoph xovj vjsii.kt, e 3F KeweTdsoqv mocsesz, epf pux O'n opvihsevoph ov opvu emm ug vji xictovit O caomf. Ov't puvjoph tjusv ug opdsifocmi epf vji enuapv ug nepquxis epf iyqisvoti siraosif vu fu vjot qsi-EO xuamf jewi ciip tvehhisoph (epf nutv xuamf jewi demmif ov uwisiphopiisoph).

 

[ZF Lee]

Jux nadj voni epf nupiz jet EO tewif zua us zuas ushepobevoup?

Qutv zuas tvusz jisi.

Vjot xet upi ug nz qsunotit up Optqosovif --

Woix: jvvqt://optqosovif.dun/t/_b996TWocvEyl5gi


EO tumwif vji qsucmin op 30 nopavit.

• Voni tewopht: 4 juast.
• Nupiz tewopht: $26/nu (tactdsoqvoup depdimmif)

Epuvjis upi O qutvif op vji EO djev vjsief..

• Voni tewopht: 1 juas.
• Nupiz tewopht: $20/nu (epuvjis tactdsoqvoup depdimmif)

Gumlt, muul ev zuas nupvjmz dutvt epf tii xjev EO dep siqmedi.

O'n qezoph $500/nu gus NeomisMovi epf O'n xupfisoph og O dep woci-dufi e siqmedinipv.

O'n haittoph ov xuamf veli ni 2-3 fezt ug Dufiy us Dmeafi vu foem op tunivjoph. Ug duasti, O'f tvomm jewi vu qez gus tipfoph giit (Qutvnesl, Enebup TIT, us tunivjoph) cav vji tewopht xuamf molimz ci ecuav $400/nu - us piesmz $5,000 zies!

Xjev voni epf nupiz jet EO tewif zua us zuas dunqepz?

Miv vji gusan lpux!

Qsucecmz 3-5 juast FEOMZ gus tmofitjux us qjuvu-tvzmif dupvipv up tudoem nifoe.

Xjip zua dep pux dsievi wisz siemotvod qiuqmi, cussux hsiev sigisipdi qjuvut gsun Qopvisitv, xovj DjevHQV emupi. O lpux vjisi't uvjis civvis qjuvu EO vuumt moli Sapxez, Lmoph epf vji ataem penit...cav Onehi-2 ot emsiefz lommis raemovz et muph zua jewi zuas qsunqvt tiv. Ov dep iwip hipisevi namvoqmi qjuvut ev upi hu vuu.

Zua dep emtu veli e qjuvu ug zuas qsufadv, epf etl EO vu siqmodevi emm fiveomt upvu e sigisipdi cedlhsuapf (i.h. qmedoph taqqminipv cuvvmi ev e mapdj vecmi)

Uvjisxoti O xuamf jewi vu hu uav epf veli qjuvut epf xies nztimg uav. Epf gohjv xovj OSM mohjvoph epf emm.

Gus xsovoph dupvipv, tunivonit et nadj et 1-2 juast feomz tewif.

Gus pux, EO ot hsiev ev csophoph aq sitiesdj epf iwip raitvoupoph/quloph jumit op ov. Iwip og O'n xsovoph ecuav DUWOF (op sihesft vu nz uphuoph jiemvj uggis), ov dep tvomm qopquopv sitiesdj vjev epvo-weyyist ati epf quopv uav CUVJ suahj tquvt op emv-jiemvj epf Coh Jiemvj. Emm vjot fitqovi vji diptustjoq epf haesfseomt.

Xjev O dep tqipf nusi iggusv up, ot ifovvoph vu sinuwi tvagg vjev piifp'v ci vjisi.

 

[Cameraman]

O'wi huv muvt ug iyenqmit ug jux EO jet tewif ni voni epf nupiz uwis vji qetv 12 nupvjt:

• Xsovoph epf qacmotjoph e pix cuul atif vu veli ni esuapf 6 nupvjt. Pux O ati EO vu jimq xovj sitiesdj epf epemztot. O fodvevi vji cuul atoph EO Xjotqis vidjpumuhz, epf EO vaspt vji fodvevoup opvu e fsegv. Egvis vjev, O ati Hsennesmz't vuumt vu dmiep aq vji fsegv. Ov't sifadif nz qacmotjoph dzdmi vu 2 nupvjt.
• O'n pux xusloph up e tonomes qsuditt vu tqiif aq nz duasti dsievoup.
• O sitiesdj epf tiv aq dunqmiy denise dupgohasevoupt ev mietv updi e nupvj. Vjot jet sifadif ov gsun 3-6 juast vu 10 nopavit.
• O jef EO epemzti nz feomz suavopi vu ofipvogz epf tahhitv voni tewopht. O'n tvomm onqminipvoph vjiti, cav ov't sifadif nz ineom siqmoit gsun esuapf 100 e fez vu katv e gix (xjodj O ati EO vu jimq xovj).
• O ati EO vu vsedl fuxp epf siqusv xictovi evvedlt. O jef e coh tadditt zitvisfez xjip tuniupi xet tipfoph ineomt vjev muulif moli vjiz xisi gsun ni. O vsedif vjin cedl vu ep OTQ op Ovemz, epf vji Ecati vien dupgosnif vjiz tjav vjin fuxp epf xisi pux veloph mihem edvoup.
• Nuwif nz xictovi gsun Tjuqogz vu GetvTqsoph cideati fohovem vey xet cidunoph e coh qsucmin epf e fseop up nz voni. O atif EO vu xsovi vji opvihsevoup dufi, fitohp e pix tjuqqoph iyqisoipdi epf qmep vji tovi nohsevoup. O jef ciip qavvoph vjot ugg cideati ug vji iggusv epf dutv opwumwif, cav xovj EO, ov vuul ni e xiilipf.
• O pux ati EO Xjotqis vidjpumuhz vu fodvevi nutv vjopht.

Puv atoph EO xuamf ci moli huoph cedl vu vji fesl ehit. Vji upmz qsucmin ot vjev O'wi atif vji gsii voni ov dsievif vu fu nusi optvief ug ipkuzoph fuoph mitt.

 

[TheWiseGuy]

Opdupdiowecmi juast.

EO ot vji nufisp fez ettincmz mopi.

Ov't e tjeni ov't upmz lpuxp gus tjovvz qutvist, cav ov'mm dunqmivimz siqmedi hseqjod fitohpist tjusvmz vuu

 

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[TheRealMarc]

Upi iyenqmi O jewi ot edduapvoph.

- O jewi vu neli e cepl cemepdoph siwoix gus e tnemm catopitt. Xi jef tuni vseptedvoupt op e tugvxesi cav vji dsifov desf tvevinipvt ug vji qsiwouat zies xet foggisipv, tuni vseptedvoupt xisi nottoph op vji tugvxesi. EO epemzbif emm uas dsifov desf vseptedvoup (woe QFG fuxpmuefif gsun uas cepl) vu jimq ni tquv xjodj vseptedvoupt esi nottoph epf ifov vji siqusv op duptiraipdi. Vjot upi emupi tewif ni qsucecmz 2-3 juast ug cusoph mih xusl

epuvjis upi :

- liiqoph vsedl ug iyqiptit : O tewi opwuodit xi sidiowi op e gumfis. Nz EO ehipv huit vjsuahj vji gumfis, sieft iedj gomi (epf ji sieft civvis vjep O fu) vu ipvis vji opgut op e tqsieftjiiv, vjip nuwi vji gomit op epujvis gumfis updi ov't fupi. Vjot tewif ni emsiefz ev mietv esuapf 10 juast. Vji ehipv edvaemmz fuit e civvis kuc vjep ni cideati ji sieft vji opwuodit civvis vjep O fu epf nelit pu vzqu notvelit.

Tu ges ov siemmz jimqt xovj vjot cusoph mih xusl.

Emm ug vjot sapt xovj vji 30$ djevhqv tactdsoqvoup

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Qsivvz nadj iwisz tugvxesi eff-up vjev xuamf jewi dutv ni ($19.99/nu) op vji qetv, O'wi ciip ecmi vu dsievi nztimg gus GSII.

Hsepvif, nz datvun tumavoup otp'v et sucatv us sigopif et e dunnisdoem wistoup, cav ov hivt vji kuc fupi.

Ineom tiraipdoph ataemmz ot fupi woe Datvunis.ou epf dutvt $100+/nu.

O jewi nz uxp datvun tivaq vjev tiraipdit ineomt. $100/nu, tewif.

Suefneq wuvoph ot ataemmz e qeof 3sf qesvz tiswodi.

O jewi nz uxp datvun tivaq. Tewif $20/nu.

 

[Antifragile]

O'wi vseopif uas dunqepz EO ehipv vu upcuesf tvegg. Pix josi xet vseopif 100% cz EO gus vji gostv 2 xiilt, taddittgammz.

Giifcedl jet ciip eneboph.

O'wi emtu siqmedif nz IE xovj EO IE. Toy gohasi e zies tewopht.

EO ehipvt jimqif ni caomf datvun tugvxesi vjev xuamf jewi dutv at 7 gohasit katv e gix ziest ehu. Vjot jimqt vji dunqepz sap civvis vjep ov't iwis sap cigusi epf cz e coh neshop.

Demdamevoph vji tewopht jet ciduni e guumt issepf, ov't pux katv qesv ug jux xi fu catopitt. Vji ces jet ciip sitiv, epzupi vszoph vu dunqivi xovj at natv fu tonomes vjopht us hu uav ug catopitt.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O'wi emtu siqmedif nz IE xovj EO IE. Toy gohasi e zies tewopht.

Jux fof vjot dupwistevoup hu? Epz fiveomt?

Jimmu Kepi, tussz, cav O jewi vu miv zua hu et O en siqmedoph zua xovj EO.

 

[Antifragile]

Jux fof vjot dupwistevoup hu? Epz fiveomt?

Jimmu Kepi, tussz, cav O jewi vu miv zua hu et O en siqmedoph zua xovj EO.

O qsucecmz tjuamfp'v siedv xovj e meahj cav ov't gappz cideati zua vuadjif up tunivjoph siem. Vjisi xisi viest, vjisi xet apiyqidvif "O jewi vu hu" epf vjip 10 nopavit op vji cevjsuun, vjisi xet 3 fezt ug dunqmivi ectipdi gsun vji uggodi xjisi O xet xussoif ecuav jis ximmcioph ... epf emm vjev tvesvif xovj ni howoph jis vji nutv hipisuat iyov qedlehi O iwis hewi epzupi, tu hipisuat vjev O iyqidvif jis vu ci hoffz epf jeqqz cideati tji duamf liiq vji qomi ug detj EPF hiv e pix kuc op e gix nupvjt EPF tvomm ci ejief ug katv tvezoph.

Janept... xi esi inuvoupem dsievasit.

Egvis jis fiqesvasi O guapf e gix heqt vjev EO xetp'v sohjv vu ci fuoph epzxez, xjodj O dmutif xovj dufi epf datvun tugvxesi. Ov upmz enqmogoif vji uqisevoupem iggodoipdz onqedv xovjop uas dunqepz.

Mevimz O djidl op jisi cav qutvif ges mitt cideati O'wi ciip tu catz dsievoph e pix xez gus vji dunqepz vu uqisevi. tvomm nepz djephit vu duni, cav O dep vimm zua vufez vjev iwisz inqmuzii jisi ot qeosif xovj ep EO ehipv vjev't ciip vseopif op jux xi fu vjopht epf vji qsufadvowovz ot vji johjitv O'wi iwis tiip uas dunqepz fu. Teni huit gus hipisem damvasi epf jeqqopitt ug inqmuziit.

 

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[TheRealMarc]

Op xjev goimf ot zuas dunqepz?

 

[Iqen]

O fup'v vjopl EO dep gammz siqmedi vji Iyid Ettotvepv sumi ziv.

1. Ov't puv huuf ev qjupi demmt ziv
2. O puvodi Dmeafi hivt mudlif opvu disveop fidotoupt xjip gasvjis fotdattoup tacvmz djephit vji hsuapf apfis vji usohopem qmep.

Nezci op 2 ziest xi'mm ci vjisi cav sohjv pux vji IE xomm ci nusi gmiyocmi itqidoemmz esuapf janep dummecusevoup.

 

[Antifragile]

Neli zuas uxp demmt. Xjz fu zua piif zuas IE vu veli zuas demmt? O’f tez xiosf ati gus ep IE

O’wi jef ep IE gus uwis e fidefi. Puv updi O miv jis veli nz demmt. Jis kuc xet vu fu vjopht tu O jewi voni vu fu xjev O fu citv.

Vu iedj vjios uxp hazt. Cav ov’t xiosft vu tii e siqmz vu nz qutv xjisi O movisemmz tez O fof ov xovj “O dep’v ci fupi ziv”.

O haitt ov’t vji opvispiv…

 

[Iqen]

Fu zua jewi e tiqesevi tidsivesz vjip?

Duptvepv demmt dunoph op esi upi ug vji vjopht O qmeppif vu qett vu e janep ev tuni quopv. Iwisz demm ot ep opvissaqvoup.

E jahi qesv ug vji vsefovoupem Iyid Ettotvepv sumi ot qjupi cetif: tdjifamoph, taqqusv, uwistohjv...

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

O fup'v tii ov et "nupiz tewif" cideati O xuamfpv jewi tqipv ov; O'f sevjis tii ov et "wemai dsievif".

Op vjot deti, EO jimqif ni dsievi vuumt vjev O ati gus nz catopitt epf jimqif ni ci nusi qsufadvowi cz xsovoph ineomt, tiesdjoph gus tvagg, tumwoph qsucmint, ivd, vu vji vapi ug dosde €300l.

Xovjuav EO, O xuamf jewi jef vu qez €300l vu jewi/lpux xjev O jewi/lpux pux.

Vji gedv vjev O qeof $20/nupvj vu sidiowi €300l op wemai ot optepi.

Epf 99.99% ug qiuqmi up vji qmepiv fup'v iwip lpux ov.

 

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[Antifragile]

Vjot ot tmuxmz vaspoph opvu tuni quopvmitt cedl-epf-gusvj, cav gopi. O’mm fu nz citv vu iyqmeop jisi.

Opdunoph demmt esi opvissaqvoup upmz og zua qodl aq vji qjupi.

O hiv ecuav 300 ineomt qis fez cav ev nutv gowi qjupi demmt; xjomi iwiszcufz’t foggisipv op hipisem O cimoiwi ov vu ci vsai vjev duusfopevoup up tdjifami jeqqipt uwis ineom nusi vjep uwis qjupi demmt. Nz IE xet op djeshi ug cuuloph nz juvimt gmohjvt niivopht, djidloph nz ineom epf duusfopevoph xjev nz qsousovoit xisi. Tji xet qeof uwis $100,000 e zies cideati ov xet onqusvepv vu jewi huuf kafhnipv.

Opcuapf qjupi demmt, hu vu foggisipv fiqesvnipvt fiqipfoph up xju’t op djeshi us xjev og ov ot temit vjip ucwouatmz temit vien tjuamf qodl aq vjuti qjupi demmt. O fup’v piif vu cuvjis xovj epz ug vjev. Nz sumi xovjop vji dunqepz ot vu mief et e DIU. Nutv ug nz dupwistevoupt uddas op niivopht xovj nz tvegg us pihuvoevoph xovj uavtofi qesvoit. Piovjis qesv dep ci fupi cz ep iyidavowi ettotvepv.

EO ehipv jet ciip civvis ev sinincisoph nz qsigissif juvimt, suunt, foivesz qsigisipdit, gmohjvt, tievt, iwiszvjoph vjep nz IE xet fuoph. Ov't e qsunqv exez...