Also note, my intentions were and still are to upgrade KK but if I would have used the donated money at the time (the actual GoFundMe amount by donation was around $6K, the rest from advertisers), I would have been out of business about 1 1/2 years ago.

My hosting service alone is $500+ per month and other fees related to KK per month are another $100.

Yearly cost is $7200 and all money donated goes towards this.

So you can see, what I am up against.

Luckily, my lifestyle is simple. Roof over my head, eat, sleep and live a day at a time and I rely on advertising $$$ to do this. I have no other source of income and the simple life I lead so I do what I can and keep a positive outlook.

If you care to donate via GoFundMe or PayPal (note account name is Shalen Franchini and I prefer this method), I would appreciate it. Those of you who have donated at least $25 will continue to be mostly ad free on KK (I have extended that since the last donation campaign, waiving just a year of no ads). Also, any new donation of at least $25 will change your member profile on KK to reflect most of the ads being removed for one year.

Any questions, concerns, comments, as always, I am here and ready to answer.