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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.
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  • 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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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.
 
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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).
 
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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!
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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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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