I Gave ChatGPT My Electric Bill ($340) as a “Business Budget” and Said “10x This in 30 Days” — It Built a $47K/Month Machine While I Worked My Day Job

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Rock Bottom: The Electric Bill Budget

I was scrolling through AI side hustle videos at 2 AM when I had a stupid idea: what if I gave ChatGPT my actual electric bill money and treated it as startup capital?

$340. That’s it. That’s the whole budget.

Day 1-3: ChatGPT’s Battle Plan

I told ChatGPT: “I have $340. I need to 10x this in 30 days. I work 9-5 so I can only spend 2 hours per night on this. Give me a step-by-step plan that a tired person can actually follow.”

Its plan was disgustingly simple:

1. $0 — Build 3 AI-generated lead magnets (ChatGPT + Canva free)
2. $89 — Buy a domain + basic funnel (Carrd + ConvertKit free tier)
3. $251 — Run micro-targeted Reddit ads to the lead magnets
4. $0 — Use the email list to sell a $47 digital product ChatGPT writes

Week 1 Results: $0

Nothing. Zero. I almost quit.

But on Day 9, something clicked. The Reddit ads found their audience. 47 email signups in one day.

Week 2-3: The Snowball

ChatGPT rewrote my email sequence based on open rates. Conversion went from 2% to 11%. I reinvested every dollar into more ads.

• Day 14: $1,240 revenue
• Day 21: $8,900 revenue
• Day 28: $23,400 revenue

Day 30: The Final Count

$47,200 in total revenue. From a $340 electric bill.

Monthly recurring (subscriptions): $4,800/month and growing.

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