> my total AWS bill was $150/mo before I migrated to permanently running VMs I know I keep harping on about this, but [if you have a vague idea what you're doi

> my total AWS bill was $150/mo before I migrated to permanently running VMs I know I keep harping on about this, but [if you have a vague idea what you're doing] you can squeeze an awful lot out of a cheap VM. I'm currently working on a project that we're deliberately prototyping using ultra-cheap VMs. If it takes off we know how to scale it up, if it doesn't the costs stay very very low.