My personal website, www.chrisvogt.me , currently costs me $1.79 per month to keep online. If you include my personal email account, I spend $8.99 to maintain my online presence. Here's a breakdown of the costs:

Service Cost (Monthly)

Firebase & Google Cloud $0.12

Netlify $0.00 (Free)

Imgix $0.00 (Free)

Cloudinary $0.00 (Free)

Google Workspace (Email) $7.20

Uptime Robot $0.00 (Free)

SquareSpace (Domain Registration) $1.67

Codecov $0.00 (Free)

Total Website Costs $1.79

Total Including Email $8.99

Service Breakdown

Firebase & Google Cloud: These provide backend infrastructure including databases, auth, and serverless functions. Most of the $0.12 comes from Cloud Scheduler jobs, Cloud Storage, and minimal Cloud Function CPU time.

Netlify: Handles hosting, SSL, and DNS.…