I have the premium plan here on WordPress. I can use WordAds to earn from people reading the blog. It is pretty much useless at the level of interaction I have here.
I also pay a yearly fee for the theycallmetater.com name. That is a cost I think is worthwhile.
Both of these are scheduled to renew at the end of this month. I’m starting to consider if I should cancel the renewal and go back to the basic free plan. My other option is to switch over to Blue Host or a similar place so I have more options when it comes to ads and such.
I don’t think I will ever make more than a couple of bucks a month with writing which is why reverting to the free site seems like the best option. When I was working, I felt like paying $99 a month for something I enjoy was worth it even if I was never successful. Now, it seems like an unnecessary extravagance.
I also pay the $5 a month membership fee at Medium. I make that back each month with my earnings with a little left over. I will keep paying that until I get to a point where I’m not covering my expenses. That shouldn’t happen though. It seems pretty easy to make at least $5 a month over there.
I will keep writing no matter what. I’ve been blogging here for years and it won’t end over the decision to revert to a free blog and lose my domain.
The World's Common Tater 
I pay for this because of lack of space. Frankly, I’m too lazy to research other options…
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I forgot about the space issues. I’ve generally been too lazy to research other options, but now I think I might make the effort.
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It’s not in my plan for 2022, but I’ll reevaluate in January
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I have a paid plan because I don’t want unwanted ads to be inserted into my posts. Especially when the ad is for something that I don’t endorse.
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That makes sense
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I would definitely research other options. I use Blogger, which I like, but I have no idea whether there’s a payment option. I’m so casual a blogger, I don’t recall whether I have made any posts this year. I’m also very random and occasional on Medium.
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I probably should have researched it earlier, but I was lazy.
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I have ads on too but I’ve never seen any money. I’ve thought about switching to different web hosting service but haven’t acted on it.
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They only pay out word ads once you get to $100. I’m not even halfway there
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I thought WordPress dumped the free option
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I just looked. they did. I forgot about that
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