Is Oracle Free Tier Over? Need to pay for new boot volumes?

Why is there an estimated cost attached to setting up a new free tier VM? Do new oracle boot volumes need to pay? You may have noticed a $2 estimated cost per month for boot volumes, even if you are using the free tier. Let's run some tests and check what the results are.
I'd been getting asked this question a lot, so I needed to test it!
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