(Image credit: Shutterstock) I love finding ways to buy the things I want without completely wrecking my budget. Whether I’m digging through bookstores, gaming shops, vintage stores or endlessly scrolling Amazon and eBay at 1 a.m., there’s something deeply satisfying about getting a great haul for less than expected. Lately, my latest obsession has been building a proper home gym. I gave the AI a simple mission: build me the cheapest possible home gym from Walmart with everything I actually need — and keep the total under $100. Surprisingly, ChatGPT delivered. Not only did it find budget-friendly workout gear I probably would have overlooked myself, but it also helped balance practicality, versatility and cost in a way that felt genuinely useful instead of just “cheap.” By the end of the experiment, I had a surprisingly solid beginner home gym setup without blowing my budget.…