So I may have gone a little too hard with Claude Code today and burned through all my tokens 2 times. Now I’m just sitting here waiting for my reset window✨ But it made me realize most of us are wasting tokens without knowing it. Here’s what actually helped me: 1. /clear - when you switch tasks, clear the old context. Claude reprocesses everything with each message. Don’t pay for dead weight. 2. /compact - when conversations get long, this summarizes your context and keeps things tight. You can even say “/compact focus on code samples.” 3. /model - Opus is amazing but you don’t need it for everything. Use Sonnet for quick tasks. Save Opus for the big decisions. 4. Be specific - “Fix the bug in my app” = Claude scans everything. “Fix the error in utils.py line 12” = straight to the problem. Specificity saves tokens. 5. Keep CLAUDE.md lean - this loads every session. Move specialized stuff into skills so it only loads when needed. 6. /cost /stats /usage - check your actual usage....