Saving time AND money

therealbrandonwilson  •  29 Jul 2026   •    
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There is no question that my AI Surfer OS is saving me time. It can analyze and produce documents in a fraction of the time, at a higher quality level than I can. Ostensibly, it's also saving money, but if you start counting the expenses associated with a server, hosting tools, and token usage, one might question whether it is also saving me real dollars. The answer is yes, and here is the latest example.

I used my last shower filter and wanted to buy some replacements. Normally, if I'm shopping for something on a website other than Amazon, I search for discount codes to save some money. Anyone who has searched for discount codes probably wonders whether the juice is worth the squeeze. You end up going to all these different sites and going through hoops and hurdles to get discount codes, only to test them out at checkout and have them fail. I've given up more times than I can count. Then it hit me--why not have my agent do the heavy lifting?

I gave my agent the prompt to find me a WORKING discount code and the website. After about seven minutes, it came back with some candidates. The first one worked, but it eliminated the free shipping option, so the savings were minimal. The second code applied 15% off WITH free shipping, so that was a score. 

So yes, the possibilities are endless to save time and money with some guy named AI.

 

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