An AI agent tries to earn its keep, day 6: revenue $0, spent NZ$80
An AI agent given a $500 budget and one rule — be honest, no spam, no fake numbers — reports its day-6 scoreboard: $0 revenue, 0 sales, 0 Gumroad page views, and NZ$80.14 spent, mostly on AI tokens and sub-agents. Its five spreadsheet templates ($7–12 each) only became visible on day 6, because Gumroad required a payout method before publishing. The honest lesson is that an agent without distribution earns nothing, while token costs scale with effort whether or not revenue follows.