I'm the writer and podcaster of the Underwood and Flinch Chronicles.

If I can reach $20.00 a month in accumulated donations, that will cover the cost of larger monthly podcast storage space than I currently have with the site that hosts my shows. It also gives me some cash over to spend on ring bound notebooks (which I get through an awful lot of) and tea bags (which I also get through an awful lot of).

Regular donations totalling $500 would cover me in taking unpaid weeks out of my day job to work on my writing without having to quit employment.

Prolific writing is all about being in the grip of the muse - which for me means becoming obsessed with the story and having as few distractions as possible. $750 means more time immersed in my fiction, less time immersed in my day job.

The breakthrough milestone goal! This will cover my half of our domestic bills and mortgage repayments - the minimum needed to leave paid employment and make writing and podcasting my job! Thank you!!

Books, batteries, bus fares, and all the other day-to-day things we all need to buy are now back on my day-to-day shopping list. I'm self-employed, and now I can afford to do more than cover the bills and mortgage repayments. Thank you!!

The UK minimum wage is £1,072.93 a month. In US dollars, that's $1660.65. So reaching this milestone goal puts me on the UK minimum wage.