Comment on Financials - August 2023
Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Stupid question to an old post. My wife will bring up my donating at the end of rattling off the ten hundred other times I’ve given money to some tin hatter cause. In a funny way and I’m embellishing of course.
But it’s adding to a long list of failed causes at this point haha…
I think you have laid this out in detail before and are always very transparent. Are we just aiming to keep hovering above our expenses with a small buffer? I guess in a way I’ve just been watching and waiting for the bad times and then seeing if I could save the day lol.
Probably not the best strategy as it could be a dead horse if left too late. No one could or should expect you to commit to anything forever.
I guess my question is, would having more balance do anything for you? Help decision making? you’re peace of mind even?
My wife might suggest it buys you a shinier computer at the end of this hehehe…
lodion@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Not a stupid question at all. If donating will cause you any issues, please don’t 😀.
I’d like to get to a point where I can prepay for the server for a year, as this will lead to a lower overall price. However until server resource requirements stabilize this isn’t possible.
None of the donations will be spent on me or for my personal enrichment. If I ever close aussie.zone down I’d be looking for suggestions on where to donate any surplus funds.
As it stands we’re in a good position and I’m not worried at all. If things do ever become a worry for me, I’ll keep everyone informed.
Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Haha - the money isn’t a concern for me, my historic stupidity from the better half’s point of view is a different story.
Non-technical me has been following along with the nerd updates and I see we’re still figuring out plans and tech (last time I looked anyway). Have you done any preliminary estimates on what a year of this bad boy might cost? Not sure if you should just limit that to server but up to you of course…
Like, is 200 a lot? 500? A grand?
Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Upon further reflection, if people see a kitty they may not donate which creates an issue down the track for you maybe… there’s probably some research somewhere on this stuff haha…
I guess the less rocking of the boat the better. I’ll keep watching the balance and if something fails or you need injection, please post and if there’s any reservation about putting your hand out just hit me up or something… I don’t know 🤷🏻♂️
trk@aussie.zone 1 year ago
There can be the opposite effect if there is a donation leaderboard… If people see the top donator is a relatively small number they might be inclined to throw a little extra in to take the top spot. A single big donation covers a lot of smaller donations… probably more than you would realistically get.