Transfers from Patreon
Published on November 18, 2023 by Blorbo Admin
There are some transactions in the budget where I've contributed chunks of cash as Blorbo Admin. This is because those contributions came through Patreon, and I finally worked out how to get donations out of Patreon ahahaha it wasn't easy.
Anyway! For the sake of tracking donations and expenses, I put all the donations from Patreon into our Open Collective.
At present, the only withdrawals from our Open Collective are the monthly hosting bills from toot.io. I pay those out of my personal funds, and submit an expense claim through Open Collective. Then, when there are enough funds in the Open Collective, I receive reimbursement.
Most of the time, the contributions don't fully cover the hosting costs, and that's fine.
But I think we're almost at the point where the contributions might cover hosting costs. Yay!
Any time that contributions exceed hosting costs, we'll leave the funds in our Open Collective as a buffer.
If the buffer ever gets large enough to seem like it's Too Much Money, we'll ask for community discussions about what we should do with the buffer. But I think we're still a fair way away from that point.
Anyway! For the sake of tracking donations and expenses, I put all the donations from Patreon into our Open Collective.
At present, the only withdrawals from our Open Collective are the monthly hosting bills from toot.io. I pay those out of my personal funds, and submit an expense claim through Open Collective. Then, when there are enough funds in the Open Collective, I receive reimbursement.
Most of the time, the contributions don't fully cover the hosting costs, and that's fine.
But I think we're almost at the point where the contributions might cover hosting costs. Yay!
Any time that contributions exceed hosting costs, we'll leave the funds in our Open Collective as a buffer.
If the buffer ever gets large enough to seem like it's Too Much Money, we'll ask for community discussions about what we should do with the buffer. But I think we're still a fair way away from that point.
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That's lovely, thank you! ❤️❤️
When I first saw your extra contribution, at first I thought that the regular subscription had gone haywire and accidentally charged you too much. But then I realised that it was a one-time additional contribution, and I relaxed. 😁
When I first saw your extra contribution, at first I thought that the regular subscription had gone haywire and accidentally charged you too much. But then I realised that it was a one-time additional contribution, and I relaxed. 😁
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(My latest contribution is an anniversary gift, happy 1st birthday blorbo)