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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Music & Media Ideal for: literally everyone. There is no reason to be on a full price plan. Spotify (~50% off), Apple Music, and YouTube Premium all do student pricing. No excuse to be paying full price.
Deals & Marketplaces Ideal for: students looking to save on hardware, everyday shopping, and lifestyle brands. Amazon Prime (6 months free), Apple Education pricing on Macs and iPads, Samsung Student Store, UNiDAYS (1000+ brands), Student Beans.
AI Tools Ideal for: researchers, developers, and students who want to build with or learn from the latest AI models. Perplexity Pro, Google Gemini via Google One Education, and OpenAI API Credits through partner student programs.
Payments & DevOps Ideal for: student founders, freelancers, and developers shipping real products. Stripe waives fees on your first $1,000 through the GitHub Pack. Plus Nvidia student resources and Intel Developer Zone access.