Appendix B’s living twin. The book teaches the category logic, which doesn’t age; the brands and prices below are kept current here so the book doesn’t have to be.
Last verified: July 2026
| # | Resource | Current picks | What it’s for | Typical cost | When you need it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI app builder | Lovable · Bolt · Replit | Tool-shaped fixes: booking pages, trackers, forms (Ch. 5) | ~$20–25/month entry tier; one month completes the book’s build | Saturday afternoon — tool shape only |
| 2 | Automation platform | Zapier · Make | Automation-shaped fixes: data that moves itself | Free tier covers a first fix; paid tiers from ~$20/month | Saturday afternoon — automation shape only |
| 3 | Frontier AI assistant | Claude · ChatGPT | Service-shaped fixes; prompts, drafts, FAQs, debugging help | Free tiers exist; ~$20/month paid | All weekend; paid tier optional in week one |
| 4 | Payment rail | Stripe Payment Links (Square/PayPal equivalent) | Getting paid (Ch. 7) | $0 monthly · 2.9% + 30¢ per U.S. card charge | Sunday |
| 5 | Timer, notebook, Weekend Log | The printable log | The timebox and the record | $0 | All weekend |
| 6 | Domain name (optional) | Cloudflare · Namecheap class | A tidier link than the builder’s default | ~$10–15/year | Later, if ever — a private link ships v1 |
| 7 | LLC / professional hour (optional, later) | Your state’s portal + one professional | Chapter 9.3’s calm conversation | $0 now; state fees when revenue is real | Weeks after, not weekend one |
Your first weekend: one platform for your fix’s shape. Tool shape: ~$20–25. Automation or service shape on free tiers: $0. Payments cost nothing until money moves.
First month, all-in: roughly $20–45 depending on shape and whether you take a paid assistant tier. There is nothing else to buy. No course, no ads, no inventory.
Monthly run-rate per live fix: the platform fee (~$20–25) plus payment processing (about $1.14 on a $29 charge). Break-even: one customer. A single $29/month subscriber covers the entire stack; customer two onward is margin.
Whatever season you’re reading this in: the roles are permanent; the brand names are weather. If a tool above has changed since your edition printed, the role it served has not; recruit its successor.