My friend is running out of cash and out of his runway. So I asked him to break down his monthly expenses since I know people in the same area spending way less.

Turns out he's dropping $2,000/month on Cursor for AI coding. It's honestly the craziest thing I've heard in a while.

I told him to switch to Claude Code, which handles all my AI coding needs for around $20/month. I'm an experienced dev so I don't need AI for every little thing, but even if he's a heavy user, $200/month should easily cover his needs.

Just like that, I saved him at least $1,800/month.

Had to share this because apparently we're living in a world where you can accidentally spend more on AI coding tools than on your rent.

Do many people find Cursor/Windsurf obsolete when there's Claude Code?