How I Got a $340 AWS Bill from a Side Project (And What I Built to Prevent It)

Dev.to•Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 03:37 PM•2 min read

The invoice arrived on a Tuesday morning. $340. For a side project I'd built in a weekend.

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