Oh and btw, the rate-limits reset every 4 hours. So, I don't know what you are talking about with "hitting your rate-limits in the first day". That doesn't make much sense to say when your rate-limits reset multiple times within one day, nevermind between days.

Maybe that's the key piece of information you're missing where you mistakenly thought the rate-limits applied to the whole month, when in fact they apply to a 4-hour window.