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I got a $20,000 Google Cloud bill because I was vibecoding too hard and ignoring basic engineering practices.
Last month I woke up to a nearly $20,000 Google Cloud bill on my startup Yorby, and I had no idea it was coming. In this video I break down exactly what caused it, why my budget alerts completely failed to catch it, and the specific changes I made to my AI coding workflow to make sure it never happens again.
If you're a solo dev or indie hacker using Claude Code, Codex, or any agentic AI coding tool to build your startup, this is a real warning about what happens when you let AI run too far without proper guardrails.
Chapters:
00:00 The $14K Wake Up Call
00:39 Proof In The Billing Dashboard
01:01 Why the Budget Alert Never Fired
01:55 The Anomaly Email That Saved Us
02:09 The Feature That Caused It
04:07 How The Database Gets Filled
04:43 The Expensive AI Inference Loop
05:55 Sponsor: Xero
08:03 Fix #1: PostHog LLM Monitoring
09:04 Fix #2: Stop Letting AI Run the Show
11:10 Grill Me and Phased Plan Workflow
14:16 What I'd Tell Every Vibe Coder
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I got a $20,000 Google Cloud bill because I was vibecoding too hard and ignoring basic engineering practices.
Last month I woke up to a nearly $20,000 Google Cloud bill on my startup Yorby, and I had no idea it was coming. In this video I break down exactly what caused it, why my budget alerts completely failed to catch it, and the specific changes I made to my AI coding workflow to make sure it never happens again.
If you're a solo dev or indie hacker using Claude Code, Codex, or any agentic AI coding tool to build your startup, this is a real warning about what happens when you let AI run too far without proper guardrails.
Chapters:
00:00 The $14K Wake Up Call
00:39 Proof In The Billing Dashboard
01:01 Why the Budget Alert Never Fired
01:55 The Anomaly Email That Saved Us
02:09 The Feature That Caused It
04:07 How The Database Gets Filled
04:43 The Expensive AI Inference Loop
05:55 Sponsor: Xero
08:03 Fix #1: PostHog LLM Monitoring
09:04 Fix #2: Stop Letting AI Run the Show
11:10 Grill Me and Phased Plan Workflow
14:16 What I'd Tell Every Vibe Coder
Check Out Yorby, the social media marketing tool for startups: https://www.yorby.ai?utm_source=yatb-yt
Want to work with me 1:1? Book some time with me at youraveragetechbro.com
Check out my AI-powered interview prepping tool: perfectinterview.ai/?utm_source=yatb-yt
Check out my latest SaaS product to start automating your job: montee.ai/?utm_source=yatb-yt
Follow me on TikTok: tiktok.com/@youraveragetechbro
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/youraveragetechbro
#vibecoding #buildinpublic #solodev
