<ul><li>Firebase made it easy to build and deploy the app, providing real-time functionality and smooth user experience.</li><li>The developer ignored the increasing Firebase costs, not realizing that every change triggered the app to pull the entire document tree, leading to unnecessary data transfer.</li><li>After ignoring the costs for 6 months, the developer received a surprising bill of $48.67 from Firebase.</li><li>The experience served as a lesson for the developer to be mindful of the potential costs associated with Firebase and other cloud services.</li></ul>

I Ignored Firebase Costs for 6 Months — Here’s What It Did to My App

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