Hey everyone, I’m a student currently exploring and building with AI automation tools every day. The situation is a bit frustrating: I start building something → I get momentum → and then my free limits hit. So I end up stuck in the middle of progress almost daily. Right now I don’t have the budget for paid plans or APIs, but I’m not just casually learning — I’m seriously trying to build real automation projects and eventually turn them into something valuable. So I wanted to ask this community 👇 Has anyone here gone through this phase? 👉 How did you keep building when you had no budget? 👉 Are there any ways to access free credits, trials, or developer support? 👉 Any tools or approaches you’d recommend that are more beginner-friendly? I’m not looking for handouts — just guidance and direction so I can keep moving forward. If anyone’s open to sharing advice or even collaborating, I’d really appreciate it. I’ll keep sharing whatever I learn along the way 🙏