We don't have a patreon account for CoffeeGeek. for 18 of our 21 years online, we did not solicit any "tips" or fund requests from our readers. We don't have an active income source from any social media account (youtube, instagram, etc).
About 80% of our income is from ads we sell direct to the coffee industry. It's enough to a) pay our bloggers / site admin, b) pay hosting, c) provide about $2K a month income to me.
It's not enough to buy equipment to review, and never has been.
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