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TTERSEISSUE 006 · JULY 2026THE TERSE LETTER · 3 MIN READThe free tier savesmore than it costs1,500 optimizations a week, $0. Here's what that's actually...
Markdown is quietly inflating your bill
TTERSEISSUE 005 · JULY 2026THE TERSE LETTER · 3 MIN READMarkdown is quietlyinflating your billEvery #, *, and ``` is a token. In long outputs, they pile up...
Your CLAUDE.md is 3× too long
TTERSEISSUE 004 · JUNE 2026THE TERSE LETTER · 4 MIN READYour CLAUDE.md is3× too longAnd it loads on every single turn. Trim it once, save all month.Your...
The politeness tax on your AI bill
TTERSEISSUE 003 · JUNE 2026THE TERSE LETTER · 3 MIN READThe politeness taxon your AI bill"Could you please possibly help me with…" — every soft word is a...
Your git diff is costing you 30K tokens
TTERSEISSUE 002 · JUNE 2026THE TERSE LETTER · 4 MIN READYour git diff iscosting you 30K tokensEvery turn. And most of it is noise you will never read.When...
How I cut my Claude bill by 73%
TTERSEISSUE 001 · MAY 2026THE TERSE LETTER · 4 MIN READHow I cut my Claudebill by 73%One config change. Sixty seconds. Most devs are leaving this money on...
