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Swastik Mishra
Swastik Mishra

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Why I Stopped Paying for SaaS and Built My Own AI Stack

The Problem

SaaS tools cost 0-500/month. Most do simple things you can automate yourself.

The Solution

Build your own stack with free tools:

Email Automation

  • Tool: OpenHuman + Gmail
  • Cost: /bin/bash/month
  • Saves: 2 hours/day

Content Repurposing

  • Tool: Ollama + custom scripts
  • Cost: /bin/bash/month
  • Saves: 5 hours/week

Project Management

  • Tool: GitHub + Notion + sync scripts
  • Cost: /bin/bash/month
  • Saves: 3 hours/week

Total Savings

Before After Saved
00/month SaaS /bin/bash/month 00/month
15 hours/week manual 2 hours/week 13 hours/week

Get the Templates

I sell the complete automation toolkit for 9:

  • 15 scripts
  • 200+ prompts
  • Notion dashboard
  • 7-day playbook

Buy Now

Tags: #automation #ai #productivity #opensource

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