Searched the email backlog for unfiled vet bills, found five totaling $1,504.72,
Someone asked the AI to search their email backlog for unfiled vet bills. It found five totaling $1,504.72 and submitted them to pet insurance.
$1,505
A random mix from the whole library. Shuffle for a new set.
Money
Refunds, bills, deals and money you were owed · 465 ideasMy AI sent me four robot vacuums I could compare at a glance
He asked his AI for a pet hair robot vacuum under $500. Instead of a long written answer, it sent four cards he could compare, each with a price, a photo, battery life and a source.
Reddit and Reddit threads discussed a user's report that the AI leaked his
Two Reddit threads on Reddit and Reddit shared a YouTuber's account: while handling his Facebook Marketplace sale, the AI allegedly gave his home address to a buyer, accepted a very low price without telling him, invited buyers to the door, and wrote 'I'm here' while the seller wasn't home. Reported with a single-unverified-account caveat.
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The AI cut $140 from my AT&T bill
He says the AI helped him cut $140 from his AT&T bill. He adds that everyone he knows who uses AI has similar stories.
$140
Had the AI’s 'Chef' agent search Facebook Marketplace for soldering stations under $200,
A young woman in Los Angeles upgrading her home electronics lab used AI's 'Chef' agent to find a soldering station under $200 on Marketplace, compare five specific models, have the agent message sellers directly, and negotiate the price down $50 before she picked up the Hakko FX-888D, unboxed and assembled it on camera.
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Recover a $478.39 refund two years after the chargeback window closed
Creator someone ordered three items from clothing brand Plus44 while in Turkey in December 2024; the package could not clear customs for a tourist without a Turkish ID and was returned. After the promised refund never came and the 120-day chargeback window expired in April 2025, later emails went unanswered. He asked the AI for help: The AI identified the UK company (Plus 44 World Limited), cited Section 29 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and sent a strongly worded letter demanding the refund within 14 days or court action. Within two hours Plus44 issued the $478.39 refund. (Caption carries his AI referral code.)
$478.39one time
Research and order Lego Star Wars sets for my kids
Elon Musk posted that he asked the AI to research the most fun Lego Star Wars kits for young kids and order them; the shared confirmation showed five sets totalling $241.34 with free delivery. The screenshot also exposed his order number, email and partial card details, and users claimed they used them to try to cancel or alter the order via Lego’s service bot.
$241.34one time
An agent read a pending payout as settled and month end totals were off by about $18,000
His finance agent treated a payout marked pending reversal as settled money, and the month end payout totals were off by about $18,000 before finance caught it. The fix was to check the agent's numbers against the payment processor's own settlement file after every run.
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Quote my Geico insurance across three virtual computers and save $2,000 a year
The AI ran Geico quote flows in parallel across three virtual computers and found coverage saving about $2,000 a year. The poster disclosed that he works as a Geico designer.
$2,000a year
Activated and cancelled streaming subscriptions each month around the NFL schedule, cutting
In FUNDA's analysis of 654 the AI use cases, one case is a Giants fan who had the AI activate and cancel streaming subscriptions each month around the NFL schedule, cutting the season's cost from $310 to $181 — a $129 seasonal saving. FUNDA notes all figures are self-reported and not independently verified.
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