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AISUCKS.AI

I was on Bluehost the other day, diving down the rabbit hole of searching for random available URLs like some kind of digital treasure hunter. Just another fun Tuesday night. Somewhere in my aimless wandering, while half watching Wonder Woman 1984, I just figured I'd see what .ai domains were available. Just for shits n’ gigles, you know....? Surely this would be a quick, cheap diversion. Then I saw the price tag. Around $200 a year for a .ai. Two. Hundred. Bucks. For something that would have cost me $12.99 in .com form. That's crazy and telling for this new .AI craze.

Why My Morning Coffee Costs So Much. And a neighborhood recommendation.

I remember when a cup of coffee was a 2 bucks. Somewhere between my last memory of cheap diner coffee and the five dollars I'm paying today, a lot changed. Here's what's driving the price up, and it's not just greed. As someone who's been pushed out of the presentations design game by AI and now trying to make a living writing newsletters from my apartment in Bedstuy, I'm paying close attention to where my money goes. And honestly, this coffee situation hits different when you're counting every dollar.

Kick delivery to the curb!

For all able bodied people that have legs that work, get off your touchus and walk your lazy butt to the restaurant and pick up the food yourself. Not only will you reach your steps for the day, for you fitbit freaks, you may run into someone their and have a conversation with a real life human. Support your favorite local hangs while saving yourself some bucks.

Your Corporate Job Is Gone. Your Pencil Is Waiting.

Congratulations. You've officially been downsized from the workforce and upsized into an artist. By default.

Morning People Are The Hottest!

There's literally another world out there and it happens while you're still in bed snoozing. Sad! Night Out = Broke Ass Decisions. You wanna go out tonight?? Aight aight let's run the numbers my thrifty kings and queens. First you gotta gas yourself up which means an outfit NOT from the pile on your chair — that's $20-80 right there if you're thrifting like a pro, or $150+ if you're paying full price like someone who hasn't discovered Depop yet. Then you actually gotta leave the house which is a whole thing — Uber $25, the G train if you're brave, but let's be real it's an Uber. You get to the bar and a cocktail is $18?? A BEER is $8??? You're already 3 drinks deep before the night actually starts and you've spent more than you'd drop on groceries for the WEEK.

Perfectly roasted summer chicken. Keep it simple.

Growing up in a family with 7 kids, our family learned how to be thrifty. I'm talking "calculate the price-per-wing" thrifty. The move? A whole chicken. It's giving "I know how to adult" energy. We didn't have money — we had strategy. And the move was? A whole chicken.After experimenting with many different recipes, the one I am sharing here is the simplest with the least amount of prep time.