In this recipe, you will use the Simple Monthly Calculator to estimate your monthly charges:

1. Go to the calculator website, http://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html:

2. Select/deselect the free usage tier option as is relevant for your account—if the account is less than 12 months old, you are eligible for the free usage tier:

3. Make sure that you have the correct region selected before adding the resources, as they can differ in price from region to region:

4. Add your resources by selecting the relevant service from the left-hand menu, and filling in your details:

5. Continue to add resources as necessary:

6. Once you've added all your resources, view the estimated monthly bill on the Estimate of your Monthly Bill tab:

7. After confirming the estimate's detail, click on the Save and Share button to add some additional metadata about your report. All the fields are optional:

8. A specific, one-time URL will be generated for your report, which you can then share with others:

The generated URL can be used to share the results, but keep in mind that this URL is not locked down with any security.