Free First

FREE FIRST / Before you spend money on an AI subscription, try the free version. / That's my rule. / I've found some incredibly useful free AI tools for writing, research, organizing, graphics, brainstorming and everyday life. Some eventually became tools I paid for because I used them enough to justify it. / But the free version came first. / I wrote about the tools I actually use, the ones I rotate through, and the little trick that keeps one AI limit from stopping my entire day.