I personally get a lot of value out of Nostr, so it only made sense to contribute some financial resources. I cut back one meal from a restaurant per month, that more than pays for Nostr all year, a great deal IMHO. How can you contribute if you haven't already? #nostr #grownostr
My nostr.build account costs less than a night out at the theater, for an entire year of media hosting plus many other great tools. nostr:nprofile1qqsgutaplle37z2p9qd60rcaz82pr2j9ew2e06dzezgdft4sj57p7qcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjvewvfkx7emnw3ezuctswqx62fa3 & nostr:nprofile1qqsglv2qkn5dmmuhee9cy8fywfu2rfp4xd3xy0myqg2gfvmjl9yqqrqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qzrmhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekk7mgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqta8k3w provide a great free service too, and by becoming a paying user you help make Nostr better for everyone.
A cheap VPS is all you need to run a relay. Mine costs me $25/per year. nostr:nprofile1qqsw9n8heusyq0el9f99tveg7r0rhcu9tznatuekxt764m78ymqu36cpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6tcpzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn4w3ux7tn0dejj7ne6u4e has created a range of relay options, from personal relays (including blossom media hosting), to WoT relays, letting you make a safer place to onboard your friends and family. If you don't feel that you can run your own, relay.tools is a hosted option, thanks to nostr:nprofile1qqs8eseg5zxak2hal8umuaa7laxgxjyll9uhyxp86c522shn9gj8crspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgjwaehxw309ahx7um5wgerztnrdakj7qgkwaehxw309a3x2an09ehx7um5wgcjucm0d5hsvlnggv
Support the services that make Nostr run, otherwise they will have to find other ways of funding, which in the past has led to bad results with online services, or even worse, they will disappear.
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I pay for 3 nostrwine services, 2 media hosts, and hosted relay. I donate regularly to the clients I use regularly, and occasionally to the ones that I use less often. I randomly zap a public relay operator every now & then and zap projects updates for things I want to use or that I think should exist, especially if they are to an actual yesting phase. I donate a few sats through Geyser or Opensats when I have good month.
I cancelled most of my other online subscriptions to fund it. They were all junk. A yoga app? What? Who pays for that? Yoga is better without a screen. I don't watch TV. Why do I pay for TV shows? Nostr provides me value through meaning and connection. It's worth the money that I spend & it helped me realize that giving up the other crap isn't a sacrifice, it's a lifestyle upgrade.