$4,000 a year
$4,000 a year saved by going through subscriptions and services
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@Ec0nocat Evidence: Text only
51 recurring charges tracked down, including a duplicate streaming charge
By @bstodd on X,
Read the post on XWHAT THEY SAY
The claim
51 recurring charges found, about $3,600 a month ($43,198 a year). The post's "$43K" is the total spend found, not a saving; no saving stated.
@bstodd asked the bot (exact words)
"Find every recurring charge in my bank and email receipts, show the monthly total, and flag anything I haven't used lately. Keep it updated."
Grok Bot: what it did
Went through 4 bank accounts, 3 credit cards and receipt emails and built a live subscription tracker with 8 flags, including two ChatGPT plans billing at once, HBO Max charged twice, a ChatGPT Pro price rise, and overlapping email tools.
Claim and steps paraphrased from the post; the ask is in its exact words.
WHAT THE POST SHOWS
Evidence: Bot's own report Stage: Found, not requested
Screenshot of the tracker page the bot built. It shows the totals and flags; most of the spend is web hosting, productivity, marketing and email tools, so much of it looks like business spending.
- Business spending, not household. The money is business or developer spending, or rental property.
TRY THIS JOB
Find forgotten subscriptions
A starting prompt, what to have ready, and what to watch for. 20 cases, 7 report a saving.
More cases: find forgotten subscriptions
All 20 A$300 a month
AUD 300 a month of small subscriptions and unused data plans cut
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@kerrybwalker Evidence: Text only
$121 a month
$121 a month of forgotten subscriptions cut, with a $90 refund chased
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@RayBuckton Evidence: Text only
$576 a year
Subscription page found $412 a month across 23 subscriptions; 3 cancelled for $576 a year
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@0chob Evidence: Text only