Let me put you on to something real quick.
Most of these are completely free, and the ones that aren't come with insane discounts. You can sign up as a student, learn a few things on the side, and unlock all of this with no need to be sitting in a lecture hall.
We all hate paying for subscriptions. Nobody wants to, but somehow we all end up doing it. $10,000+ a year just to use the tools you need? That's genuinely ridiculous. Here's how to avoid most of that.
Zyke started on Heroku's free tier, ran the whole thing there from day one. Just migrated the main infrastructure over to DigitalOcean using the $200 credits from the GitHub Pack. Still keeping Heroku around for lighter, lower compute stuff. Two free tiers, zero wasted credits.
See thread below.
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Domains & SSL Ideal for: students launching their first portfolio site or personal project. Namecheap free domain + SSL via GitHub, free .me domain, and Let's Encrypt which is free forever regardless.
Productivity Ideal for: students, founders, and anyone trying to stay organized without paying for five different tools. Notion Pro, Microsoft 365 Education, Grammarly EDU, Obsidian, Todoist Pro, Evernote, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, Airtable, Loom. All free or heavily discounted.
Communication Ideal for: teams, study groups, and remote workers who need reliable video and messaging tools. Zoom and Slack both have free Education plans through your university.