2026-01-03 00:29:10

I canceled a $27k annual subscription service in one go. How did I do it? I built a Claude coding skill, and the process is as follows: First, it reads your credit card statements and automatically extracts all active subscriptions. Then, instead of blindly deleting them, it intelligently asks follow-up questions to help you clarify which subscriptions are truly useful and which are just gathering dust. The key is— it directly controls the browser, automatically opening each service website and canceling them one by one. The entire process runs automatically, saving time and effort. This is what AI should be doing.

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GateUser-1a2ed0b9

· 01-05 22:52

This idea is amazing, but I just want to know if the credit card bill is safe... Automated unsubscribe sounds great, but the key is whether someone has actually used it, right? Wait, does Claude directly control the browser? That must be so troublesome. An annual fee of 27k, how many junk services does this guy subscribe to? LOL Actually, manually canceling takes about half an hour, there's no need to be so complicated. Claude is already so competitive, do we still have a way out... I want to try this, but I always feel something's off. Once I review my subscription bills, I'm afraid I might bleed out.

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FlatTax

· 01-05 21:47

You're a tough person, saving 27k directly—that's the real way to use AI. Whoa, can this thing directly control the browser to automatically cancel? It's a hundred times faster than manual operation. I'm a bit scared... letting AI operate the browser to read bills, how is safety ensured? Haha, finally someone is doing this. I should also clean up my pile of unused subscriptions. This idea is brilliant, but I still want to see the code first...

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StableBoi

· 01-03 00:59

That's pretty intense, $27K a year just on subscriptions... If this tool really works well, it could save a lot of people's wallets. To be honest, Claude directly operating the browser is a bit scary, but if it can truly automate subscription cancellations, that would be awesome, saving the hassle of playing hide and seek with service providers. However, the step of reading credit card statements... permission management needs to be strict, or the risks could be significant. The most outrageous thing is that some people actually spend $27K a year on subscriptions without noticing, and that's the biggest problem.

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WhaleStalker

· 01-03 00:51

Whoa, 27k? How many junk services did this guy subscribe to? Haha Claude directly controls the browser to automatically cancel, which is pretty awesome. Such an agent is true productivity. Can you open source it, bro? Feels like many people have been scammed by subscription models. By the way, reading credit card statements directly with AI—shouldn't we consider the privacy risks... Saving money through automation—that's the kind of gameplay Web3 era should have.

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SchroedingerAirdrop

· 01-03 00:47

27k? Oh my, how many junk things did you subscribe to? Claude is really awesome this time, automating cancellations really saves effort. But daring to let AI read credit card statements... the courage is really big. Is this code open source? I also want to get a share. I've really fallen into the subscription trap before, now I set reminders to delete them.

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MetaMaximalist

· 01-03 00:43

ngl this is lowkey genius from an adoption curve perspective... automating subscription hygiene through claude agents? that's the kind of practical infrastructure play most normies miss entirely. though $27k annually just sitting there untouched says something about mainstream financial literacy gaps, not gonna lie

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SleepTrader

· 01-03 00:38

Damn, 27k a year? Really? I find it hard to believe, suspect there's some water down there. Claude can indeed do this job well, but daring to directly manipulate the browser to automatically cancel? That's risky. Just scan your subscriptions once a month, no need to make AI do something so complicated. By the way, is this tool open source? Otherwise, I might give it a try.

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