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Deep, verifiable teardowns of the software bills eating small businesses, and the AI recipes that replace them.

The Bill Audit · July 15, 2026

Billing Monsters & AI Minions: The Top 20 Bills Eating Small Businesses Alive (and Which Ones AI Kills)

All 20 recurring bills with verified 2026 prices and an honest kill/shrink/keep verdict on each. 7 kills, 11 shrinks, 2 keeps.

Creative Analytics · July 15, 2026

Replace Motion App ($250/mo) With Claude and a Free Connector

What Motion actually does, what it costs in 2026, and the exact free stack (Claude + Windsor MCP) that covers the core of it for a small brand. Honest tradeoffs included.