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title: "Discussion on \"What survives a VM cleanup on GCP: four lists to run before the next invoice\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"What survives a VM cleanup on GCP: four lists to run before the next invoice\". A thread on r/googlecloud this morning described the usual sequence: rightsize the node pools, buy committed use discounts, delete the dev VMs nobody owned, and then watch the invoice barely move beca"
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[Gonzalo Gjuka](https://hashnode.com/@gonzalogjuka)

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2h ago

# [What survives a VM cleanup on GCP: four lists to run before the next invoice](https://controlcloud.hashnode.dev/what-survives-a-vm-cleanup-on-gcp-four-lists-to-run-before-the-next-invoice?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A thread on r/googlecloud this morning described the usual sequence: rightsize the node pools, buy committed use discounts, delete the dev VMs nobody owned, and then watch the invoice barely move beca

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