Much work has gone into planning and evaluating an upgrade to my computing infrastructure, and purchasing these is also quite costly. Mind you, I only have a few people using any of my services (lnbits instance, cashu mint). This initiative, which is fueled mainly by idealism, aims to contribute to the world I want to see, which includes decentralized, permissionless, and private payments. The work is much fun, and I get a sense of giving back to the community, the people who built all the cool tools I am deploying, and Satoshi.