> stopped paying $4,000/month for a research team. saturday built the claude setup that replaced it.
> hour 1: cowork folder claude.md briefing
> hour 2: weeklybrief skill (replaces 5-8 hrs/week analyst time)
> hour 3: competitiveintel skill (per competitor)
> hour 4: clientresearch skill (per engagement)
> hour 5: 2 scheduled routines (monday 6 am monthly trend digest)
> hour 6: source connections first test
> claude max plan: $200/month. annualized savings: $45-58K.