About Donating to Me
If you've found any of the stuff on this website useful, interesting, entertaining, or otherwise good, donations of literally any amount you like would be much appreciated.
However, please don't expect an email or anything else in response to any donations, since I'm kind of shy and usually don't like writing emails.
Also, if you're the type of person who is inclined to feel guilty if they can't or don't donate to whatever, no need to feel guilty, and please don't donate to me just out of guilt. I only want money that people are truly comfortable and happy sending.
Thanks to everyone who has ever donated. Your donations helped me get a few small things I needed or wanted, and were (and still are) motivating and cheering. I'm really touched that anyone has ever donated anything to me. Thanks again.
And thanks to everyone for visiting.
Please Don't Use Credit Cards or Debit Cards
I don't accept credit cards directly. However, it's possible to use credit cards (and I assume probably also debit cards) to add funds to your Second Life account, and PayPal lets you pay with a credit card or debit card.
The reason that's bad is because any time you use your credit card or debit card, the credit card companies make money, due to interchange fees, and/or maybe other fees. (Sorry, I don't know exactly how it all works).
So, please don't use a credit card or debit card to fund your Second Life or PayPal payments to me.
A Note on Microdonations
I am very fond of the concept of microdonations, since tiny donations can really add up if a whole lot of people make them, and the smaller the donations, the less likely that people will ever miss the money they send.
For instance, if 1,000 people each gave me $1, that would be $1,000, which would be pretty darn useful - and all achieved without anyone making a big, painful self-sacrifice.
The best way to microdonate to me would be via the massive multiplayer online game Second Life. More details on how to do that are below.
How to Donate
I accept donations via both the massive multiplayer online game Second Life (which has its own "virtual" currency which can be converted to real money), and PayPal.
I prefer Second Life because there are no fees on any transactions within Second Life - I only have to pay fees when I get my money out of Second Life. This makes Second Life much better than PayPal for accepting microdonations, and (I think) cheaper for multiple larger donations as well.
Second Life is also the better option if you'd prefer to make an anonymous donation to me - since, unlike PayPal (which gives me the real name of anyone who donates), if you pay me via Second Life, that will give me nothing but your Second Life user name.
To make a donation to me via Second Life, using the in-game currency of Linden dollars, you can go to Highflyer 74, 229, 761, where there is a donation box you can pay.
I'll accept literally any amount of Linden dollars (L$).
If you're curious about the current exchange rate of L$ for U. S. dollars, you can look at this page: https://secondlife.com/currency/market.php. (You have to be logged in to look at it, though).
To donate to me via PayPal, click the image below, which will bring you to PayPal. Again, please don't use credit cards or debit cards to pay me.
Also, any donations smaller than about 33 cents will get devoured by PayPal's fees, which are 1.9% to 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.