Where every dollar goes.
Thing.pub takes no investment and runs no ads, so there is nothing to hide: every hour I have put into building it and every dollar it costs to run is laid out on this page, in full.
March to August 2026
Money in
$0
Begins when donations go live
Cash out
$869
Real dollars: hosting, domain, legal
Time invested
605 hrs
≈ $121,000 at $200/hr, founder's time not cash
Cash out
$869
- Legal (LLC)$424
- Database (Supabase)$309
- Domain$55
- Legal (EIN)$50
- Hosting (Fly.io)$22
- Phone$9
Founder's time
605 hrs
- Engineering (development)$121,000605 hrs at $200/hr
Monthly ledger
Every month, side by side. Cash out is real money spent; founder's time is development valued at $200/hr. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar; a full itemised export is available on request.
| Month | Money in | Cash out | Founder's time | Net cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $0 | $22 | 119 hrs | -$22 |
| July 2026 | $0 | $317 | 108 hrs | -$317 |
| June 2026 | $0 | $474 | 130 hrs | -$474 |
| May 2026 | $0 | $0 | 93 hrs | $0 |
| April 2026 | $0 | $0 | 79 hrs | $0 |
| March 2026 | $0 | $55 | 76 hrs | -$55 |
Thing.pub runs on the people who believe in it, not ads or investors. If this transparency earns your trust, a donation keeps the platform free.