I Built a Site to Find Hot Papers for Free. The First Run Cost $3.12.

I have access to a university library, so I can pull almost any academic paper I want. What I don’t have is a way to know which ones are worth pulling. So I asked Claude Code to help me build a small site that checks a handful of research fields every morning and shows me the papers that are actually generating buzz that day, not just the ones that happen to match a keyword search. ...

September 9, 2026 · 5 min · VibePapa

My First Month with Claude Code Cost $75. I Didn't Know There Was a $20 Plan.

I’m a 60-year-old dad with no coding background. Before I try a new tool, I usually spend a day just reading about it. I didn’t do that with Claude Code. I opened it and started building right away, adding small amounts of credit whenever I ran low. Add up all those small payments, and the first month cost about $75. Two Doors, and I Walked Through the Wrong One I didn’t know Anthropic has two completely separate ways to pay for Claude Code. ...

July 22, 2026 · 5 min · VibePapa