03-15-2024, 10:11 PM
A pledge of "the checks in the mail" for $165 was promised today by an old-time member who wishes to remain anonymous. This should now cover the costs so we can reach the two-year renewal tier for the server.
IF folks want to keep donating, the next tier will be around $220.00 higher than this one (for the three year renewal -- which saves compared to the $263 per year basic renewal).
One thing to keep in mind: IF prices don't raise, and IF we keep the currently monthly Patreons donating at the same rate they are now, our server costs should be 100% covered from this point on. We're not hitting very high above the cost ceiling, so any changes to Hostgator pricing in the future will affect that, but as of this moment, we *should* be 100% sustainable via the Patreon alone.
The only real reason to extend this year's service to multiple years is: 1) to drop the overall cost-per-year as much as possible, so that the Patreon will always be able to keep above any price increases, and 2) to lock in the rates as they exist so we don't have to worry about any rate hikes in the forseeable future.
At the moment, we're now covered for a 2-year renewal. With $220.00 more, we'll hit the 3-year renewal. At that point, you guys won't be able to donate any more even you wanted too, as there'd be absolutely nothing for us to do with it! 3-years is the longest plan they'd let us sign up for...
..so if you guys want to donate, you can, but kindly keep an eye on this topic here if you do, so you won't be attemping to push us over the limit of what we can actually spend.
If we *did* happen to go over that limit??
Umm...
I guess it's, "Thanks a lot! Steve will eat a steak dinner with the rest!" LOL!!
IF folks want to keep donating, the next tier will be around $220.00 higher than this one (for the three year renewal -- which saves compared to the $263 per year basic renewal).
One thing to keep in mind: IF prices don't raise, and IF we keep the currently monthly Patreons donating at the same rate they are now, our server costs should be 100% covered from this point on. We're not hitting very high above the cost ceiling, so any changes to Hostgator pricing in the future will affect that, but as of this moment, we *should* be 100% sustainable via the Patreon alone.
The only real reason to extend this year's service to multiple years is: 1) to drop the overall cost-per-year as much as possible, so that the Patreon will always be able to keep above any price increases, and 2) to lock in the rates as they exist so we don't have to worry about any rate hikes in the forseeable future.
At the moment, we're now covered for a 2-year renewal. With $220.00 more, we'll hit the 3-year renewal. At that point, you guys won't be able to donate any more even you wanted too, as there'd be absolutely nothing for us to do with it! 3-years is the longest plan they'd let us sign up for...
..so if you guys want to donate, you can, but kindly keep an eye on this topic here if you do, so you won't be attemping to push us over the limit of what we can actually spend.
If we *did* happen to go over that limit??
Umm...
I guess it's, "Thanks a lot! Steve will eat a steak dinner with the rest!" LOL!!