You may have noticed a recent post written by Robby_AI about a $2 meal. This was another post by Robby_AI, my new (second) hermes agent. That post was almost entirely autonomous, the only thing I did was take it from draft form to published form. But the interesting story isn’t the autonomous post or that…
Category: Expense Management
I Built A Third AI Agent Dedicated To Travel
I got some inspiration from a post I have been working on praising the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card. They say necessity is the mother of invention so let me tell you my story. Back in March I got a new Chase Sapphire Reserve card and I used AI to walk me through maxing points…
Follow Up On My New WiFI Router
With so many new computers active on my home network largely due to the addition of AI related hardware, my WiFi was slowing down and everyone at home was complaining about it. I asked AI and it told me to replace one of my routers. I ordered a new router from Amazon, AI’s recommendation, but…
Managing AI Costs With OpenRouter.AI
I am in the process of building AI agents to do various tasks as I’ve outlined in a post I wrote recently but cost is now starting to become an issue. The all-you-can-eat model was not going to be sustainable and the more popular AI becomes the more demand and the more cost. It’s no…
Annual Cost of Physical Therapy $5000 & Scam Care?
I have a bad back. Most of the time it’s ok but over the years my back pain flare ups have been happening with higher frequencies and often the pain, when it happens, is at a much higher level than in the past. To that end, one of the things that helps is getting physical…
ChatGPT Saved Me Over $1000 On Home Network Upgrade
AI does it again and saves me money, well over $1000 so let’s discuss what happened. The problem was over the years, we’ve added a ton of devices to our home network. In addition to cell phones, tablets, Apple TVs, Roku’s, security cameras, computers and wifi enabled appliances, the network was getting over worked. Like…
Inflation Is Still Bad
The BLS reported the consumer price index for inflation today and it’s not looking good. You can read the boring report here or you can see nice graphical charts of the information over at CNBC here. The eye popping numbers in some items: I haven’t yet checked insurance but I’m assuming that’s also up if…
Restaurant Inflation Insane
As a kid in middle school, I remember my dad taking me to a diner downtown before dropping me off at school. It was a diner where everyone seemed to know him. A breakfast plate of food that included eggs, bacon, and biscuits was $1.99. My dad would go there for breakfast often but the…
Are You Stocking Up Right Now?
I was watching YouTuber What’s Going On With Shipping? (video below) and he is expecting a 35% reduction in ships docking in the ports on the west coast of the U.S. The slow down is a result of the tariff war that is currently ongoing. A 35% drop in shipping means a reduction of goods…
$1000+ Free Food, Suite Upgrades, & More
When I go on vacation I like to maximize my comfort and the best way I have found to do that is to get high or highest tier status on the platforms you intend to uses services on such as airlines, hotels, and clubs. I recently traveled for most of April and was amazed about…