Confession: I Didn’t Have a Plan
I was burnt out and sarcastically typed “fix my life” into Claude. It listened.
The Breaking Point
- $14k in credit card debt
- Working 70-hour weeks for a SaaS startup
- Ignoring my dying Etsy sticker shop
“Do your fucking thing. I’ll try whatever you say 10 times. No vetoes.”
Spoiler: It fixed things I didn’t know were broken.
🔥 The 10 Experiments (and What Actually Made Money)
I documented all 10 commands. 4 went nowhere. 3 failed. 3 made magic.
#1: “Write 3 viral tweets for my dead account”
- AI wrote absurd tweets about Excel trauma
- One tweet got 230K views → 1,200 followers → $0 😅
- Pinned: “DM me your worst spreadsheet fail” → 3 paid gigs → $800/mo now
#2: “Find products I can dropship without AliExpress”
- AI found U.S. wholesalers → Microscope slides at $1.80/unit
- Built a Shopify store → $1,200/month by month 3 via TikTok
#3: “Automate my Etsy store or kill it”
- AI rewrote listings with emoji titles
- Added print-on-demand + AI affirmations
- From $20/month → $1,100/month with 10 mins/week work
Why This Worked (When My “Real Plans” Failed)
✅ AI Targeted My Existing Assets
Instead of asking me to start from scratch, it worked with my Twitter, Etsy shop, and Shopify skills.
✅ It Ignored “Best Practices”
No branding. No calendars. Just action.
✅ Profit > Scale
$300–$500/month goals, not empire-building.
The Dark Side (Nobody Talks About)
- Tax hell: 1099s from 12 platforms → $3k owed
- Mental whiplash: Passive income feels unreal
- Guilt: “Working” 2 hours/day with dog walks and auto-AI tasks
“My parents think I’m a drug dealer. Explaining ‘AI dropshipping’ to boomers is harder than coding.”
Your 72-Hour “Do Your Thing” Challenge
- Pick 1 asset you own (IG, Shopify trial, Substack)
- Prompt Claude/GPT:
“I have [asset]. I can invest 3 hours total. Give me 3 stupid-simple ways to make $300/month. I’ll do the first one verbatim.”
- Execute blindly. Screenshot the prompt to stay accountable.
3 Rules I Learned Too Late
- AI can’t spend money: Set ad caps at $5/day
- Own the platform: Route traffic to your site/store
- Automate payments: Use Stripe → separate savings account
Was This Luck? Yes. Replicable? Also Yes.
- My skill = following instructions
- AI is brutally objective. It saw what I couldn’t
Today’s Numbers
- Spreadsheet gigs: $800
- Science gifts: $1,200
- Stickers: $1,100
- Total: $3,100/month (pre-tax, 4–6 hrs/week)
Final Truth
I didn’t build a business. I outsourced my desperation to a robot. You don’t need brilliance—you need the balls to hit “enter.”
About the Author
Alex R. was a SaaS PM until AI assigned her a new job: “Professional Chaos Enthusiast.” She documents her accidental empire here. Her therapist is confused but supportive.
🔥 Discussion
What’s the CRAZIEST task you’d let AI fully control?
(I’ll start: “Do my Tinder swiping.” Results pending…)
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