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AI Cost Leaks Weekly

A concise weekly note for people who want fewer surprise AI bills: one waste pattern, one check, and one small action.

Issue 1

You may be paying for the same AI job more than once.

Most AI waste does not look dramatic. It looks like one chatbot subscription for writing, another tool for research, a meeting-note app nobody reads, and an API prototype without a budget limit.

The first check is simple: for each paid AI tool, write the job it owns. If the answer is vague, mark it for review.

Good answer: summarizes sales calls into CRM notes every weekday. Weak answer: helps with productivity.

Run the 10-minute audit

Newsletter role

This page is the owned archive for a Substack-style experiment. The first external version should stay free, useful, and light on links.

Revenue path

Free issues should route readers to the audit template and tools first. Paid newsletter or sponsorship only makes sense after there is real reader signal.

Pay after value

Use the check before paying.

If the audit template helps you find one duplicate subscription, one unused seat, or one preventable renewal, send $1 through paypal.me/goofytoday. If it does not help, pay nothing.