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--- meta:disclosure [2024/06/26 19:21]
frater_secessus [financial transparency] added 2023
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 ===== financial transparency =====
-I don't look at the stats often, but when I do I'll add in RVwiki affilliate income here:
+**UPDATE!**  the rvwiki project finally broke even in May 2025.  IOW, it generated enough to cover the hosting costs I've sunk into it.  It's no guarantee future Amazon aff revenue will continue to cover costs but it's a nice milestone anyhow.  -- secessus, Jun 2025
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+Notes:
+  - this sheet tracks actual payments and not when the earnings were made.  This can result in blank spots when either $0 was earned, or when the payout minimum was not met ($10, IIRC)
+  - the gap and negative number in 2023 is because a $154.94 was awarded then the buyer returned the product a couple months later.  The deduction slurped up all other commission earnings for a few months
+  - the virtual server is priced in euros.  It usually ends up being ~$15/mo so I used that figure here instead of tracking currency exchange rates.
+  - in Feb 2023 I changed from taking the commission payouts as Amazon gift certificates to direct deposit.  There is little practical difference since I regularly order from Amazon, but one of my accounts waives the fee on months when there is a direct deposit.
+  - In 2024 Amazon started inviting me to programs that offer bonuses for meeting sales ~$1000.  I've met this 2x and have received 2x $30 bonuses (boni?) as of June 26.
-  * 2017 year to date (Nov) referrals:  $0.00
-  * 2021 year to date (May) referrals:  $64.24
-  * 2023: $208.06 ($203.06 commission + $5 bounty) <- virtual server expenses for RVwiki covered

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