I've become a little obsessed with weekend coding projects ever since I started using Claude Code. It might be a simple Python utility, or a React app that simplifies or streamlines something I can do without ever using AI, but the joy of creating something or solving a problem with just vibe-coding remains unparalleled. Despite how capable Claude Code can be, and how easy it is to lean on for every step of the development process, the problem arises when it starts getting mighty expensive in terms of tokens, even with a paid subscription.