Almost the exact same story here. I never thought to change the region to see what was causing a $3 charge every month, and at $3 I didn't have the energy to investigate further until about a year of needling frustration built up and I reached out to Amazon support directly and they clued me in.
Years later I'm using AWS professionally, and it all seems easy now. But when you are first introduced to AWS and want to kick the tires on a toy project, it can be confusing and overwhelming.
Years later I'm using AWS professionally, and it all seems easy now. But when you are first introduced to AWS and want to kick the tires on a toy project, it can be confusing and overwhelming.