"~10k reads+writes per month" It is the same story over and over again. Your AWS bill is "low" because the actual resources you use are a tiny fraction of what

"~10k reads+writes per month" It is the same story over and over again. Your AWS bill is "low" because the actual resources you use are a tiny fraction of what a modern computer can deliver. This is probably fine for your case, but you could run the same load on any toaster, and without a meaningfully demanding task it is hard to tell them apart.