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George Damoff's avatar

You continue to have nice reminders of how to support your work. Thanks!

Roberta Rens's avatar

As an elderly person I'm keeping this for future reference😍😍😍

steven t koenig's avatar

I assume Substack takes a cut of your subscriptions? How much? Do they also get a piece of tips?

Orwell’s Rabbit's avatar

That’s a really good question.

steven t koenig's avatar

I am a small farmer. I have a self-serve farmstand with an honor box. By popular demand I added a Paypal option. People who use that don't know that Paypal takes a bite of the money

Orwell’s Rabbit's avatar

You can ask your PayPal users to send the money via “friends and family option“, rather than classifying it as a purchase from a business. This avoids the fees entirely, but doesn’t provide them with an easy refund process. From a farm stand, though, they are choosing their own produce, so I think the refund issue is entirely moot.

The EZ Rider's avatar

I think most people do know but what can they do about it if they don't have cash to leave? You might have a sign suggesting they leave an extra dollar or whatever to cover the PayPal fees.

steven t koenig's avatar

Color me naive, but I didn't know

Brian DeLeon's avatar

I show my gratitude for your outstanding writing by having an annual subscription.

Craig Stephenson's avatar

Hi Sasha, I also have left tips before but last week I had the same problem. I always enjoy your writing. Thank you!