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(Message started by: StegRock on May 2^nd, 2004, 4:19pm)

Title: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 2^nd, 2004, 4:19pm

Well, the first of the two major bills I pay throughout the year, mainly between April and July, just slammed my credit card today. It's the annual fee for web hosting, not the bigger of the two actually. The other one goes through later this month, I think. With some of these, I do not know the exact dates because, quite frankly speaking, I don't want to think about it. In light of the time I/I have put in, moreover, considering the extras like the leagues, it makes me a bit nauseous, really. It's a "tender" time of year for me. Let's put it that way.

Anyway, I'm usually on here saying "Thank You" to everybody for this or that "contribution" as I usually refer to it (a fact that is at times quickly and conveniently forgotten by some when I go about doing (the other not-so-easy side of) my "job" around here and what I do "happens" to step on their toes when, in fact, I am an equal opportunity enforcer when it comes to doing "my thang" 'round here ;) ... hell, I've even caught myself making a mistake and moved a couple of my own threads).

This time I'm simply going to say the very rare, "You're Welcome". :)

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by KillerKingSting on May 8^th, 2004, 3:50am

I would assume that keeping up w/ this site and managing all the things that come along with doing so, is kind of like being the commissioner of a league in the respect that, no one can REALLY understand what sacrifices are made day in & out unless they do it themselves.

Count me in for a good 25$ a year to help out. Thanks for everything so far Steg-O-Matic!

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 28^th, 2004, 2:04pm

on 05/02/04 at 16:19:05, StegRock wrote:

And, the other big one rolls in... just like I thought,... feared. [smiley=scared.gif] They even give me a reminder by regular mail for this one. Haven't let it singe my plastic yet. [smiley=nervous.gif] Should soon, though, before they cut off our "feed" and I have to renegotiate a new, probably not so generous this time, especially if I let it go until they have to cut me off, contract. Either that or I just cut out the feature, which I do not want to do as it would surely be a MAJOR step in the wrong direction. :-/ On the other hand, given the kind and thoughtful donations I have received from a handful of our generous and considerate members (http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/cgi-bin/theGridiron/YaBB.cgi?board=58;action=display;num=1068780634) (I know there are some out there who hate even momentarily thinking about the "bigger picture" and the thought of even peeking in on that thread, God forbid), cutting this out would actually mean I would no longer be running this place "in the red", so to speak. [smiley=shrug.gif] ... [smiley=thinking.gif] Anyway,...

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 6^th, 2005, 9:30pm

Guys, it's that time of the year again. The months of April, May, June and July are basically when I have to pay for everything here, site hosting, domain registrations, the news feed, even my fee for credit-card processing is due, among other sundry things. The bottom line,... bills are rolling in hard and fast, not to mention running this place only gets increasingly expensive, and now, given my current life circumstances as a graduate student, I have even less cash laying around to dump on things here. Back when, even though I did not have spare cash, I was in a position to be very frugal about the rest of my life, but now having returned to graduate school (and with a huge move ahead of me, no less), I am totally strapped.

Every little bit helps, guys, five bucks, ten bucks, whatever! You do not need to go breaking the piggy [smiley=pig.gif] bank. It's what allows me to keep things "officially" free around here and keep annoying advertisements away. For information on helping me out, go to:

http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.

Thanks for your anticipated consideration! [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 18^th, 2005, 1:11am

Just bumpin',... but not grindin'! Just back to the grind [smiley=builder.gif] (as my carpal tunnel starts its retreat,... I think [smiley=fingerscrossed.gif])! OUCH! I shouldn't cross my fingers like that. That hurts! ;) (Really, actually!) [smiley=bawling.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 20^th, 2005, 8:11pm

Just shelled out the big bucks [smiley=money.gif] to NewsKnowledge.com for "The REAL Feed". Also, have made a few domain registration payments over the last couple months. I hope you all enjoy it all and consider that while considering making a (modest) donation to "the Gridiron" (so as to keep it FREE 1) of membership fees and 2) unwanted ugly and distracting advertisements, which is what my intention has always been).

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 31^st, 2005, 1:52pm

Just bumpin'... not grindin'. ;)

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jun 1^st, 2005, 7:01pm

HOLY YIT!!! If you did not see my message "between the 20's", I have an important update... I just noticed TODAY that the "sendmail" part for the credit card form (as well as for most of the forms over at theEnglishMaster.com) was not working. Even though things looked like they were working right on the front end to the user immediately after clicking the submit button, I was not receiving the e-mail notification of the donation (and neither was the submitter). ... God, I hope I did not miss any other donations or, moreover, orders over at theEnglishMaster.com. I don't know how long this has been going on. [smiley=nervous.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 11^th, 2005, 12:00am

Guys, I am just going to lay it on the line at this point. July 13th, when my web hosting fees are due and my wallet takes the biggest hit of the year, is practically upon us. There is nothing more fundamental to the existence of a web site than web hosting. You want to lend a hand, there is no better time than NOW!

A related, VERY "related", side note worth adding,... (as many of you dedicated Gridironers know) I now have my wife with me ("for good", which, of course, I am happy as a pig in swill about,... but maybe not "for the good" here). You want "the Gridiron" to remain FREE and annoying-ad-FREE or, moreover, even in existence, I have to justify things to my better half now. Mind you, she is totally cool and supportive of all my endeavors, including this one, and willing to ride the roller coaster that is the life of Steg, but, truth be said, I REALLY don't have the spare cash for this. I am a grad student about to go into my second year of deep five-digit (student loan) debt. Site's not going anywhere in the near future, of course, but, boy, just breaking even would go a loooong way to assuring the long term and, given the good deals I've worked hard on finding and garnering to run the site (FREE of charge and annoying-ad-FREE), it wouldn't be hard to accomplish, fellas. Dudes just need to step up (and realize the power of cooperation... and the "cooperative").

You can get on board and get information about how to show your generosity with a financial contribution to "the Gridiron" by going here:

http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2005, 12:39am

The bottom line is staring me in the face! :o The day hath arrived to pay the big bill...

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2005, 7:44pm

Well, my credit card withstood the brunt of the hit today... again. Thank God! If you're interested, you still have a little over 6 hours left (EST) to step up today and help relieve my D-day pain right away.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 14^th, 2005, 2:20pm

Okay... Well,... the generosity wasn't, we'll say, overwhelming; it wasn't even "whelming", to be honest. BUT, the "day after" is still a good day for the many to lessen the financial burden being borne by a few.

The point with that point is that this message is not really to those nine regular donors. They've already given enough, and over and above their financial contributions most of them make significant non-financial contributions to the site writing articles and/or team reports, or at least as frequent posters on the forum. If each of our 483 members gave like just $1.50, we'd be right around covering overhead costs. That's not getting us ahead, but I'm a realist who understands and, moreover, appreciates the merits of slow-and-steady, step-by-step progress, and I am a believer in the cooperative.

In any event, on the other hand, like the way Callie took it upon herself to do by way of the following thread she created (without any prompting), http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/cgi-bin/theGridiron/YaBB.cgi?board=56;action=display;num=1121210826, those other aforementioned current contributors could still help encouraging others to step up the way they have. Besides not seeing much in the way of financial contributions during this time when my credit card just got banged up, I am not even seeing anything in the way of posts encouraging others/everybody to step up. It's just me beating the same old drum here lately. Mind you, though, it is a drum that NEEDS to be beaten. Meanwhile, if it were being beaten by ten dudes instead of just one and, moreover, by other donors, not just me, it would have a MUCH greater impact.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jun 1^st, 2006, 6:34pm

Well, as many of yous know, it's "that" time of year again. Most of our BIG bills for services that keep this place going (the way we like) are due between late April and mid July, when the REAL BIGGIE, the one for our hosting, is due. I just paid TWO of them, one of them, the one for the news feed, 40 days late... :-/ This is one of those times of the year when donating is particularly welcomed (by me) and "worth it". If you are in a position to spare a few bucks keeping "the Gridiron"(/Steggie) afloat and moving forward, [smiley=sailin.gif] this is where to start:

http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.

Every little bit helps! Thank you for your anticipated consideration.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jun 3^rd, 2006, 1:33am

A heads up to anyone who might have sent me a donation by credit card over the last couple days,... I know there was a cgi problem over the last day or so preventing me from receiving the confirmation e-mails (talk about not being able to catch a break, huh?). Also, note, a clue as to if there is a problem is whether or not YOU receive your confirmation e-mail. If you don't, then it probably didn't take, so please let me know. But, it should be all good to go now... [smiley=builder.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 3^rd, 2006, 5:58pm

The BIG one's about to hit... 10 days and counting... [smiley=scared.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 5^th, 2006, 9:11pm

8 days and counting... until... OUCH!!! [smiley=money.gif].[smiley=twocents.gif] ... [smiley=ontheclock.gif] ... :-/

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 9^th, 2006, 8:15pm

4 days and counting... :P ... [smiley=yikes.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 10^th, 2006, 9:53pm

3 and counting... :'(

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 11^th, 2006, 7:36pm

2 days and counting... until the... [smiley=shitfan.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 12^th, 2006, 9:23pm

1 day left... until... "snap back to reality..." time to pay the piper... [smiley=doseofreality.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by Tyrone_Biggums on Jul 13^th, 2006, 12:20am

I would love to help out, but unfortunately I spent all my money on a $450,000 crack party. (Did you guys hear about that? it was off-the-chain !)

I will gladly volunteer my services for a telethon, I can stay up aaaallllll night baby, I smoke crack rocks!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/daftwin/00000tyro.jpg

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2006, 6:26am

The day's arrived!!!!! [smiley=scared.gif]

It'll be one big gulp as I input those digits here today... :P

...

Oh, and by the way, I'd like to give a big, warm [smiley=welcome.gif] to our newest member TB, who posted there above. Witty post, friend! Welcome aboard! [smiley=sailin.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 14^th, 2006, 3:30am

Well, that's over... That doesn't mean the donations should be, though...

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on May 31^st, 2007, 7:17pm

Well, guys and gals,... 'tis the season for an already broke Steg to get even broker running "the Gridiron", for which costs aren't getting cheaper, and this year, given the unjust, unexpected and lamentable circumstances Gino and I are enduring (see here if you need to catch yourself up: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/cgi-bin/theGridiron/YaBB.cgi?board=58;action=display;num=1037120039;start=50), it's rough. For yous married folks who will/should surely understand this sensibility, she remains "supportive", but,... put yourselves in my... our... her shoes,... you can imagine (where "the Gridiron" is ranking on the list of financial priorities). The $200 I just laid out yesterday for "The REAL Feed" HURT!!! Mind you, even though it's on the periphery, getting rid of "The REAL Feed" I firmly believe would be a step in the TOTALLY wrong direction, and, furthermore, I'm one of NewsKnowledge's original clients, client #30, and I've got a great deal that I worked my ass off to get way back that they continue to grant us year in and year out. $200 for a news feed is NOTHING! If I were to give that up, we wouldn't have one back until I was cutting the ribbon on the FantasyFootballer.com offices (something I feel less and less confident about as I experience what I experienced late last year). I am, however, dropping domain names. Three or four have been jettisoned as of late.

Anyway, besides the latter part of last year on "the Gridiron" being absolutely emotionally and mentally draining on me, there is a more concrete "reality" [smiley=doseofreality.gif] I need to get out on the table... Given the donations "streak" last summer (to see/remind yourself what that means, go here: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/cgi-bin/theGridiron/YaBB.cgi?board=58;action=display;num=1068780634;start=75), I don't know what you guys are thinking. But, here's the deal. I... we, pooling our resources,... did cut our first profit, [smiley=clap.gif] a step in the right direction. Make no mistakes, though, I had to hard-sell my ass off to "make" that happen. But, after all was said and done, when I filled in all the credits [donations, sponsorship (BuySellTix.com, who it looks like we will finally lose this year as they are not responding to my e-mails, which will amount to a BIG $375 loss), sales via "the Gridiron Store" and t-shirt sales] and debits on my "Schedule C" tax form this past tax season, we were in the green a "grand" total of,... drum roll, please,... [smiley=drummer.gif] $500, rounded up, that is. This "reality" [smiley=doseofreality.gif] is part and parcel of the reason I did not even pursue the magazine "project" this spring, that and the fact that I was drained of energy to put into this place. As you might recall the numbers I've given you guys, that's but one-quarter of what we'd need to get the magazine off the ground, and that's to totally ignore the cool grand I would like to just call mine (mind you, not that that would come close to putting me in the green as regards this venture overall; it would just feel good,... and, especially right now, it would help).

In any event, I hope, as the bills come rolling in here from starting about a month ago through mid-Julyish, the two biggies being the one I just paid for "The REAL Feed" and our web-hosting with Hostica, you guys can step up. To lay it on the line, not that I ever really could, but, this year especially, I really canNOT afford to run this place, and, as the "bigger picture" here seems to me, at least at this point, dubious at best, BUT the work I do continues to increase, and draining shit happens like it did last year (when I have given my heart and soul to this place and broken many a piggy bank to keep it going), "it all" just, seemingly at least, becomes less and less "worth it". At any rate, I'm not giving up just yet, but my conspicuous absence of late isn't "for no reason". We're just about FIVE years in... I'm thread-worn.

PLEASE, for the love "the Gridiron", step up, everybody! For the price of a pizza, you'd be making a difference on "the Gridiron"; for the sake of a Benjamin (I hope I got that right), you could be making the difference! For God's sake, it's a once-a-year hit if you do it right... And, if you've partaken in leagues here over these five years,... and haven't stepped up "commensurately"...

And, if you ever find yourself thinking... you know the spiel, remember that when I head out later today, I'll be doing so in my little Hyundai Accent with FantasyFootballer.com still emblazoned in the rear window... because I've, frankly speaking, painstakingly kept it maintained with silver paint. Know that keeping all the little things behind the scenes (that you can fathom get done) in mind will help you maintain a generous attitude towards the site... and, well, toward me too, and, really, that's the key to success for "the Gridiron".

Uber and Audi,
Steg

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 6^th, 2007, 11:18pm

Well, we're at the one-week countdown 'til Friday the 13th [smiley=scream.gif][smiley=Freddie.gif] (yea, I know... I don't have a Jason smiley), and as is the case every July 13th, I have to somehow ante up the BIGGEST "donation" of the year. I hope you all, at least who haven't already, plan to give me a hand,... and I don't mean... [smiley=clap.gif] ... ;)

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 11^th, 2007, 5:40am

on 07/06/07 at 23:18:55, StegRock wrote:

Eh-hem... :-/

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2007, 4:13pm

So much for "It's a Wonderful Life" endings... Fuckin' OUCH!!! That fuckin' hurt today. :-/ My teets are dangling.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jun 24^th, 2008, 6:20pm

Well, as almost all of you who would be inclined to be here and reading this know, it won't just be my teets that'll be dangling soon here in the Stegeman household,... [smiley=boobies.gif][smiley=newbie.gif] which, mind you, is an "unknown", some 2,000+ miles and a HUGE move betwixt to a place where we have NO family or close friends away,... AND IT IS "BILL SEASON" here on "the Gridiron". Just what I need right now... from an extraneous source of debt in my life (I beseech you guys to put yourself in my shoes for just a moment and consider your expecting wife's reaction to such a situation).

Moving right along to the "bottom line",... of the two BIGGEST bills, one comes due in about three weeks, that would be the all-important web hosting fee, and the other, I must embarrassingly admit, :-[ is already past-due over a month, that is for "The REAL Feed". Also, within the last month, I paid the bill for credit-card processing, and throughout the year I am paying all kinds of sundry registration and hosting fees. BUT, RIGHT NOW is when the TWO BIGGIES hit me, and, a bit unbelievably as it has already been very hard on me to stay afloat heretofore, [smiley=drown.gif] this year, vis-a-vis "life", it is going to be even more of a strain.

All things considered, the site's being somewhat "redirected", my "extreme" personal circumstances AND THE (BIGGER) PICTURE THAT PAINTS, I hope all you lovers of "the Gridiron" come through this billing season in a way that is "encouraging" to me... and in a way that is encouraging me to press on (in light of the '08 scale-back). PLEASE HELP!!!

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 1^st, 2008, 5:34pm

Ya know, guys,... with our three, albeit generous, contributions here as of late, we haven't even covered the (past-due) cost of "The REAL Feed" yet (I believe they've temporarily shut us down),... no less the more crucial cost of web hosting (due in less than two weeks), and this is not even to whisper [smiley=secret.gif] the costs of anything more progressive, such as the magazine or some of the upgrades and features this site needs but are beyond my know-how or the limits on my time, and, on that note, dare I even mention a little leftover scratch for all the time and effort I have put into making this place a reality, or, gasp, my particular personal circumstances in the ever nearing future. [smiley=yikes.gif] Forget about that, right? This is NOT an encouraging development. I hope you guys have it in your hearts to change this reality. :-/ I'm approaching fed up, and my finances are about to hit the wall. [smiley=frustrated.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 2^nd, 2008, 4:59am

on 07/01/08 at 17:34:07, StegRock wrote:

Well,... I just paid the piper to have "The REAL Feed" fired back up. Have a wonderful day... Yours Truly, Daddy Warbucks...

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 6^th, 2008, 5:25am

Just a reminder as to where you can go to begin the process of contributing to the site in a "substantive" [smiley=money.gif].[smiley=twocents.gif] way:

http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 21^st, 2008, 1:32am

HELP!!! PLEASE!!!

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Aug 2^nd, 2008, 11:17pm

on 07/21/08 at 01:32:10, StegRock wrote:

HELP!!! PLEASE!!!

(Even with Dubs's fairly fat donation going through) Still ain't close to havin' the web hosting covered "by the proverbial 'group'"... It was paid in full on July 13th, approaching one month ago.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Nov 28^th, 2008, 12:59am

I know... everybody's "favorite" thread gettin' bumped to the top here... :-X At any rate, reality is, I'm running this thing in the RED this year. But, I am a realist. I'm not expecting that to change. "It's a Wonderful Life" is a crock of shit in reality. But, in any case, all things considered, this is about the lousiest year for me to be operating this thing in the red as there can be. I understand that the site has been scaled back this year. But, all those afore-alluded-to "considerable" things were not a reason to stop "supporting" me and the site. Rather, they were the reasons necessitating the scale-backs, and, quite the contrary, they were a "call for support". In any event, to those of you whose brand of compassion this speaks to and whose wherewithal allows for,... well,... I hope you "respond" during this year's season of giving. [smiley=spjesus.gif] [smiley=menorah.gif] [smiley=santa.gif] Vis-a-vis the sheer existence of this site versus where I am in life, the need has never been greater. [smiley=shrug.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Dec 15^th, 2008, 2:57pm

Merry... [smiley=santa.gif] Christmas...

10 days out... Is there any chance I'm gonna hear any jingle... [smiley=twocents.gif] bells ;) this season? [smiley=stilldunno.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jun 25^th, 2009, 2:45am

Guys, with the generosity shown me by this year's group of CBFLers, I don't know who I am writing this to, actually... I don't know if there's anybody else even paying attention. BUT, I still GOTTA make this post, in any event. It IS that time of year. It's time to pay the two costliest bills the site incurs,... eh-hem,... I incur (I say it that way because in some quarters it has/had become fashionable to make it a point to make the distinction that it was the "site" that was being donated to, not... me,... but I digress...). The all-important web hosting fee is coming due here very soon in the month of July, and the charge for "The REAL Feed" is due. Actually, also, the annual fee I pay for credit-card processing is also due here in just about a week. Mind yous, this will in good part be covered by the donations generated by the aforementioned reinstatement of the CBFL this year, but, the bad part is, not nearly in total, and, again, there is a bunch of other smaller charges that go with running a site like this that I am not mentioning but that surely add up. Again, I realize that I am going to be running "the Gridiron" this year in the RED. I am just trying to minimize the impact of the hit. I hope, if you are reading this and have not made a (recent) financial contribution to the "site", you will strongly consider doing so. Thank you in advance for your anticipated understanding and consideration! [smiley=bow.gif]

Here's where to go if you are possibly interested in lending a hand: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 16^th, 2009, 1:51am

Just a reminder about/follow-up on the post right above,... if anybody happens to be reading this, hasn't recently donated to "the Gridiron", and is of a generous spirit and the means, please note that on July 13th I just got hit with the BIG bill, the one for the web hosting, while, also of note, the fee for the news feed is still pending (my ability to afford it). If you can, PLEASE HELP...

http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.

I thank all readers for their anticipated understanding and consideration! [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Aug 3^rd, 2009, 1:34am

I, alas, just paid the (all things equal, affordable, but nevertheless three-digit sum) for "The REAL Feed" today... :P Though, from a personal perspective, it was barely doable at the moment, I couldn't hold off any longer... Anyway, OUCH! Are there any donations out there...??? ANYone...???

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Nov 27^th, 2009, 10:08pm

Merry... [smiley=santa.gif] Christmas...??? [smiley=twocents.gif] [smiley=money.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jun 7^th, 2010, 1:42am

Ladies..., [smiley=pedestal.gif] oh yea,... and Gents, [smiley=sophisticate.gif] ... ;) I'll try to be as brief as possible with this... I know "the Gridiron @FantasyFootballer.com" is in cruise control [smiley=cruisin.gif] and, in fact, will be for at least another 15 or so months, that is, until my prelim examinations are hopefully, presumably out of the way at the end of next summer. At that point - mind you, too late for next year's preseason (that is, if there is one) - I may be able to start ratcheting things back up on "the Gridiron" as school-wise all I'll be doing is [smiley=RIF.gif] dissertating [smiley=howtoput.gif] (i.e., coursework will be behind me), and, as I've shared with some of you, I think I am a little ahead of the eight-ball on that, thanks in great measure to the additional (2/3) years of coursework... and contemplation [smiley=thinking.gif] I will have put into it. :-/

In any event, though we may be in cruise control... for at least the next little while, we are running on fumes. In fact, given our being in cruise control, the donations have really dried up, and I would say I am looking at the most challenging year yet. The silver lining is that I do not think it can get worse. But, this year and, I think, next could pose the greatest challenges of this stretch, and, well, if you read back through this thread, you will see that we are hitting the time of year when the big bills starting rolling in and bowling me over. :'(

So, during this time I am truly relying on the greatest generosity ever of those who remain interested in seeing "the Gridiron" through this period and look forward to its resurgence (with an anticipatively more fiscally sound helmsman). Do know that I understand the difficult timing of this plea given our nation's economic woes and how that may be affecting each of you and your families. In return, though, please understand that to make ends meet here on "the Gridiron" this year, if donation totals are negligible, funds get subtracted, not from the summer family vacation, but from the basics of living (I mean we already don't go to the movies or out to eat or anything like that, which we are fine with, knowing the sacrifices requisite for such a path as I, we have taken; I am just trying to put this in perspective). Again, I truly am relying on people's generosity to get us through this period. In large measure, "the Gridiron's" making means you made it.

Thank you in advance for your time and anticipated thoughtful consideration. More information on donating can be found here: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm. I am...

... Sincerely,
Steg

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 11^th, 2010, 12:54pm

Roughly 8 years in and 48 hours out... and counting... until the big annual web-hosting hit,... and hoping for a miracle... from whatever handful of people are still paying attention... and care.

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 12^th, 2010, 8:31pm

Well, it's T-minus about four hours until I gotta make the (first) BIG swipe... [smiley=nervous.gif] Any last minute love out there...??? :-/

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2010, 2:49am

And,... SWIPED!!!

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Oct 2^nd, 2010, 9:05pm

Just bringing a little reality to things... I just today paid NewsKnowledge for the news feed for the year (thank goodness they didn't shut me down during my exxxxxtended overdue time) and reinstated my account term length with Hostica back to one-year. These lean years on "the Gridiron" have been an object lesson in making ends meet. :-X

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2011, 1:45pm

With the scaled-down era on "the Gridiron" in which we continue to be and now this year with the NFL lockout, I do not even know how many people are even paying attention, although the site does get significant traffic. Anyway, two of my three biggest bills that keep this place up and running, one of which went up by 50% this year, have just recently been processed (OUCH!), and the third, which is actually due as of April, I am holding over a barrel for the time being because they are cool about it. Bottom line, if you are looking at this and want this site to continue to hang in there [smiley=hanginin.gif] until a time when I can consider ratcheting it back up, which is coming around the bend mind you, PLEASE consider lending a financial hand by way of this link: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm. Thank you in advance for your kind consideration of assistance! [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Aug 12^th, 2011, 11:21pm

on 07/13/11 at 13:45:52, StegRock wrote:

Just needFULLY bumping... :-/

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Sep 11^th, 2012, 7:04pm

Bills that keep this place up and running have crashed down on the shores of Steg throughout the spring and summer, the biggest in July. I forgot to bump this thread then, but, after just paying one other fairly big one (CC processing), late mind you, and with another even BIGGER one still due, OVERdue (the news feed), I thought I ought to at this point... Here's a cheers for your reading this and kindly considering the circumstances of this site... [smiley=cheers.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 11^th, 2013, 9:52pm

Greetings! 'Tis that time of year. The BIGGEST hit, the one for web hosting, "greets" me on the morrow! Any help will be much appreciated! [smiley=twocents.gif] Here would be the link by way of which to help out: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm. Thank you for your consideration. [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 14^th, 2014, 5:15am

Biggest hit of the year just went through... ANY assistance towards keeping this place afloat would be GREATLY appreciated!!! PLEASE consider hitting up the donation link! Thank you for your anticipated consideration! [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: Paying the bills
Post by StegRock on Jul 12^th, 2015, 8:26am

Biggest hit the site takes about to go through here on the 13th! Any and all help is MUCH appreciated! Here is a direct link to the donations page: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm. Thanks in advance! [smiley=bow.gif]