Software he built turns PDF invoices into bookkeeping files and cut a $300 monthly cost to $20

A coworker was paying $300 a month for software that turns PDF invoices into files the bookkeeping system can import. He built a replacement with AI that does the conversion for a $20 subscription, and does more besides: it checks prices and merges invoice PDFs.

$280

How it works

Study what the paid tool produces
Build the converter with AI
Add price checks and PDF merging
Coworker switches to it
Monthly cost drops from $300 to $20

Why it’s worth knowing

The paid tool did one thing. His does three, and the price fell by more than ninety percent.

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Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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