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Comment on Financials - August 2023

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.

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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?

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- 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 🤷🏻‍♂️
  
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  - trk@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    if people see a kitty they may not donate which creates an issue down the track for you maybe
    
    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.
    
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    Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That is interesting to think about and reflect on…
    
    I don’t know what I’d think seeing that, that person is really passionate about it, that person has more money then sense, don’t need to worry about donating anymore etc…
    
    Might do some hobby reading over the weekend for me hehe…
    
    I’ve kind of landed at a “small donations to keep it ticking and if something ever crashes or needs upgrading be available to inject a bit of a lump sum” is the best approach. Or, until we know what a year will cost and then revisit.
    
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