Woo hoo!! Our 3rd QTR '09 FReepathon is Underway!! Thread XIII

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[Jim Robinson]

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More Monthlies Needed!!

If we had enough monthlies to cover our costs we wouldn't even need to hold FReepathons or, in the very least, they'd run a lot faster. If you are a regular donor to Free Republic, please consider starting a monthly. Your donations will be processed automatically by our program or through PayPal.

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And if you start your monthly this month (or increase your current monthly) please let me know by FReepmail and we'll include your name in a drawing to be held at the end of the month for TWO tickets to our National Convention in Washington, D.C. on Sept 11 through 13.

We now have SIX new or increased monthlies in the drawing for August and would like to add YOUR name. If your name is drawn, you can use the tickets yourself or give them away to others.

Woo hoo!! Hope to see you in DC!!

[trisham]

Send bail money.

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[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Washington
$10 from Louisiana
$20 from Arizona
$20 from New Jersey
$10 from Pennsylvania
$20 monthly from California
$20 from Florida
$20 from Tennessee
$10 from Massachusetts
$50 from California

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $19k to go!!

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from New York
$50 from Connecticut
$20 from Illinois

Thank you all very much!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Washington
$10 from Louisiana
$20 from Arizona
$20 from New Jersey
$10 from Pennsylvania
$20 monthly from California
$20 from Florida
$20 from Tennessee
$10 from Massachusetts
$50 from California

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $19k to go!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from New York
$50 from Connecticut
$20 from Illinois

Thank you all very much!!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

WOO HOO!!!!

List of Monthly Donors
_____________________________ ~Kim4VRWC’s~ ~Vor~ 3D-JOY 4woodenboats 50mm adm5 advertising guy afnamvet Aggie Mama Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter American72 AmericanGirlRising angelsonmyside Angelwood angkor avacado babble-on Bahbah bamabound bamahead basil Baynative bazbo bcsco beandog Bergen betty boop Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blam BlessedBeGod BlueLancer Bommer BooBoo1000 BoxerDawgs Brad's Gramma brityank BuckeyeTexan Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo Cable225 Caipirabob calex59 CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society chesty_puller Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concentric circles concretebob Conspiracy Guy crager crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 CyberAnt dalereed DancingMyRainbow davidosborne daybreakcoming Diamondhead DirtyHarryY2K Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue Don Carlos don-o drc43 duckbutt dutchess dynachrome eastforker Eddie01 editor-surveyor EdReform ElkGroveDan EllenM Ellesu Empireoftheatom48 Eric Blair 2084 estrogen Exit 148 exit82 eyedigress F.J. Mitchell facedown Fair Paul FairWitness Fiddlstix	____________________________ Flashman_at_the_charge Former War Criminal FreedomPoster freekitty FreeperMania freespirited george76 gidget7 GitmoSailor glock rocks Goldfinch goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GrandmaPatriot GreyMountainReagan GunsareOK HairOfTheDog harpo11 hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly hoosiermama hotshu I_be_tc illiac ImpBill Jack Deth JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo jch10 JDoutrider Jean S Jeff Gordon Jemian JMJJR John O Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kay Ludlow KeepingFaith Kitten1 Lady Jag LadyNavyVet LadyPilgrim LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets lonevoice Lucius Cornelius Sulla LuigiBasco lula LUVW M0sby M1911A1 Maceman Mad_Tom_Rackham Magnolia maica Mama25 MarineMom613 markomalley Max Monroe McGavin999 McLynnan Mean Maryjean MEG33 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave MizSterious mnehrling Mo1 Moiraine mojo114 mollynme Momaw Nadon mountainfolk mplsconservative Mr. Smorch musicman NCMOM NewLand nina0113 NinoFan noexcuses NonValueAdded	___________________________ NormsRevenge notaliberal nothingnew NY Attitude NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead Ole Okie Owl_Eagle pandoraou812 pax_et_bonum paulycy Peacekeeper357 pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt pgkdan Pharmboy philetus plsjr politicalmerc primatreat processing please hold proud2beconservativeinNJ Publius Quilla RabidBartender rabscuttle385 Raffus RandallFlagg Randy Larsen RasterMaster redhead RedRover Repubmom rface Rheo RichInOC RightField RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 saminfl ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scott says scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Shelayne shetlan Sir Hailstone sjeann Slicksadick Slip18 SnarlinCubBear sneakers sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener SunTzuWu SwatTeam Tarpaulin Tax-chick TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff thefactor ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim toddlintown toldyou TomServo truthkeeper Tuscaloosa twin2 Two-Bits umgud upsdriver UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver vandy Verbosus vetvetdoug VirginiaMom w1andsodidwe wireplay WorkerbeeCitizen WVNan xcamel X-FID xzins
Once You Become A Monthly Donor You Can Have Your Name Added To The List Or You May Remain Anonymous. It's Up To You. Please Contact don-o To Have Your Name Added To This List If You Wish. Thank You PS: Please Visit The Monthly Donor Thread and also the FR Fundraising Discussion Thread Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

List of Monthly Donors
_____________________________ ~Kim4VRWC’s~ ~Vor~ 3D-JOY 4woodenboats 50mm adm5 advertising guy afnamvet Aggie Mama Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter American72 AmericanGirlRising angelsonmyside Angelwood angkor avacado babble-on Bahbah bamabound bamahead basil Baynative bazbo bcsco beandog Bergen betty boop Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blam BlessedBeGod BlueLancer Bommer BooBoo1000 BoxerDawgs Brad's Gramma brityank BuckeyeTexan Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo Cable225 Caipirabob calex59 CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society chesty_puller Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concentric circles concretebob Conspiracy Guy crager crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 CyberAnt dalereed DancingMyRainbow davidosborne daybreakcoming Diamondhead DirtyHarryY2K Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue Don Carlos don-o drc43 duckbutt dutchess dynachrome eastforker Eddie01 editor-surveyor EdReform ElkGroveDan EllenM Ellesu Empireoftheatom48 Eric Blair 2084 estrogen Exit 148 exit82 eyedigress F.J. Mitchell facedown Fair Paul FairWitness Fiddlstix	____________________________ Flashman_at_the_charge Former War Criminal FreedomPoster freekitty FreeperMania freespirited george76 gidget7 GitmoSailor glock rocks Goldfinch goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GrandmaPatriot GreyMountainReagan GunsareOK HairOfTheDog harpo11 hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly hoosiermama hotshu I_be_tc illiac ImpBill Jack Deth JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo jch10 JDoutrider Jean S Jeff Gordon Jemian JMJJR John O Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kay Ludlow KeepingFaith Kitten1 Lady Jag LadyNavyVet LadyPilgrim LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets lonevoice Lucius Cornelius Sulla LuigiBasco lula LUVW M0sby M1911A1 Maceman Mad_Tom_Rackham Magnolia maica Mama25 MarineMom613 markomalley Max Monroe McGavin999 McLynnan Mean Maryjean MEG33 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave MizSterious mnehrling Mo1 Moiraine mojo114 mollynme Momaw Nadon mountainfolk mplsconservative Mr. Smorch musicman NCMOM NewLand nina0113 NinoFan noexcuses NonValueAdded	___________________________ NormsRevenge notaliberal nothingnew NY Attitude NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead Ole Okie Owl_Eagle pandoraou812 pax_et_bonum paulycy Peacekeeper357 pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt pgkdan Pharmboy philetus plsjr politicalmerc primatreat processing please hold proud2beconservativeinNJ Publius Quilla RabidBartender rabscuttle385 Raffus RandallFlagg Randy Larsen RasterMaster redhead RedRover Repubmom rface Rheo RichInOC RightField RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 saminfl ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scott says scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Shelayne shetlan Sir Hailstone sjeann Slicksadick Slip18 SnarlinCubBear sneakers sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener SunTzuWu SwatTeam Tarpaulin Tax-chick TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff thefactor ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim toddlintown toldyou TomServo truthkeeper Tuscaloosa twin2 Two-Bits umgud upsdriver UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver vandy Verbosus vetvetdoug VirginiaMom w1andsodidwe wireplay WorkerbeeCitizen WVNan xcamel X-FID xzins
Once You Become A Monthly Donor You Can Have Your Name Added To The List Or You May Remain Anonymous. It's Up To You. Please Contact don-o To Have Your Name Added To This List If You Wish. Thank You PS: Please Visit The Monthly Donor Thread and also the FR Fundraising Discussion Thread Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

MORE WOO HOO!!!

~Kim4VRWC’s~ afnamvet Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter AmericanGirlRising Angelwood babble-on Bahbah basil beandog Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill brityank Bush_Democrat CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks commonguymd concretebob Conspiracy Guy crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 dalereed davidosborne daybreakcoming Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue drc43 duckbutt dutchess editor-surveyor eastforker EdReform Ellesu Exit 148 F.J. Mitchell FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge FreeperMania freespirited george76 GitmoSailor glock rocks goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GunsareOK HairOfTheDog hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly ImpBill JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo JeanS Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kitten1	LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets LUVW Mad_Tom_Rackham McGavin999 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave Mo1 Moiraine mojitojoe mojo114 Mr. Smorch musicman NewLand NinoFan NKitten1Y Attitude notaliberal NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt Pharmboy politicalmerc processing please hold Publius Quilla RabidBartender Randy Larsen RasterMaster RedRover Rheo RichInOC RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Sir Hailstone Slip18 sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener Tarpaulin TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim TomServo Two-Bits umgud UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Verbosus vetvetdoug wireplay X-FID xzins
By contributing at least $30 a month or $360 a year to Free Republic, you can be a member of the Dollar-A-Day Club. You can contribute any combination of monthly and/or onetime contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. Once a member, you may choose to have your name displayed by Freepmailing us or you may remain anonymous. Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

~Kim4VRWC’s~ afnamvet Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter AmericanGirlRising Angelwood babble-on Bahbah basil beandog Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill brityank Bush_Democrat CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks commonguymd concretebob Conspiracy Guy crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 dalereed davidosborne daybreakcoming Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue drc43 duckbutt dutchess editor-surveyor eastforker EdReform Ellesu Exit 148 F.J. Mitchell FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge FreeperMania freespirited george76 GitmoSailor glock rocks goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GunsareOK HairOfTheDog hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly ImpBill JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo JeanS Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kitten1	LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets LUVW Mad_Tom_Rackham McGavin999 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave Mo1 Moiraine mojitojoe mojo114 Mr. Smorch musicman NewLand NinoFan NKitten1Y Attitude notaliberal NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt Pharmboy politicalmerc processing please hold Publius Quilla RabidBartender Randy Larsen RasterMaster RedRover Rheo RichInOC RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Sir Hailstone Slip18 sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener Tarpaulin TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim TomServo Two-Bits umgud UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Verbosus vetvetdoug wireplay X-FID xzins
By contributing at least $30 a month or $360 a year to Free Republic, you can be a member of the Dollar-A-Day Club. You can contribute any combination of monthly and/or onetime contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. Once a member, you may choose to have your name displayed by Freepmailing us or you may remain anonymous. Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

[Fiddlstix]

2009 Q3 FReepathon. Target: $80,000

Receipts & Pledges to-date: $61,102

76%

Woo hoo!! Less than $19k to go!! Thank you all very much!!

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Washington
$10 from Louisiana
$20 from Arizona
$20 from New Jersey
$10 from Pennsylvania
$20 monthly from California
$20 from Florida
$20 from Tennessee
$10 from Massachusetts
$50 from California

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $19k to go!!
..................................................
Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from New York
$50 from Connecticut
$20 from Illinois

Thank you all very much!!

[Fiddlstix]

   Q3 2009 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$5,518.20	190	$29.04	$1,347.00	84
2	Texas	4,055.00	137	29.60	1,082.00	64
3	Florida	2,620.00	90	29.11	730.00	40
4	Virginia	1,950.00	51	38.24	385.00	24
5	New York	1,817.79	46	39.52	475.26	21
6	Colorado	1,770.00	32	55.31	205.00	12
7	Pennsylvania	1,424.20	49	29.07	267.00	17
8	New Jersey	1,375.00	35	39.29	225.00	11
9	Ohio	1,299.00	33	39.36	584.00	15
10	Maryland	1,230.00	34	36.18	295.00	15
11	Washington	1,223.00	44	27.80	413.00	24
12	Arizona	1,115.00	29	38.45	175.00	12
13	Georgia	930.00	30	31.00	305.00	14
14	Illinois	902.23	33	27.34	305.00	13
15	Indiana	845.00	33	25.61	170.00	12
16	North Carolina	686.00	35	19.60	203.00	16
17	Oklahoma	591.00	19	31.11	130.00	7
18	Tennessee	585.00	19	30.79	150.00	10
19	Massachusetts	575.00	26	22.12	285.00	15
20	Michigan	565.00	23	24.57	105.00	8
21	Wisconsin	560.00	21	26.67	130.00	9
22	Missouri	553.00	20	27.65	154.00	11
23	Australia	525.00	2	262.50
24	Connecticut	516.00	16	32.25	40.00	2
25	Mississippi	415.00	11	37.73	145.00	7
26	Alabama	415.00	22	18.86	200.00	13
27	South Carolina	385.00	13	29.62	75.00	7
28	Kentucky	375.00	18	20.83	10.00	1
29	Maine	350.00	5	70.00	50.00	1
30	Utah	341.00	19	17.95	180.00	11
31	Arkansas	305.00	15	20.33	60.00	5
32	Nebraska	295.00	9	32.78	45.00	2
33	New Hampshire	290.00	5	58.00
34	Nevada	285.00	12	23.75	50.00	3
35	Oregon	260.00	14	18.57	110.00	8
36	Montana	250.00	7	35.71	50.00	3
37	Idaho	245.00	10	24.50	160.00	6
38	New Mexico	236.00	10	23.60	50.00	2
39	Thailand	200.00	2	100.00
40	Minnesota	200.00	9	22.22	75.00	8
41	Iraq	200.00	1	200.00
42	Sweden	200.00	1	200.00
43	Louisiana	193.00	10	19.30	127.00	7
44	Hawaii	185.00	9	20.56	65.00	5
45	West Virginia	175.00	5	35.00	35.00	2
46	Canada	160.00	6	26.67	30.00	3
47	Kansas	150.00	10	15.00	80.00	6
48	Iowa	150.00	6	25.00	30.00	2
49	Rhode Island	150.00	4	37.50	10.00	1
50	North Dakota	120.00	4	30.00	10.00	1
51	South Dakota	120.00	3	40.00	30.00	1
52	Armed Forces - Pacific	100.00	1	100.00
53	Italy	100.00	1	100.00
54	Armed Forces - Europe	75.00	3	25.00	10.00	1
55	Wyoming	70.00	2	35.00
56	Alaska	65.00	3	21.67	60.00	2
57	South Korea	50.00	1	50.00
58	Vermont	46.00	3	15.33	51.00	3
59	Japan	30.00	1	30.00	30.00	1
60	Cuba	30.00	1	30.00
61	Puerto Rico	25.00	1	25.00
62	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
63	Delaware	20.00	2	10.00	5.00	1
64	United Kingdom	20.00	1	20.00
65	District of Columbia	10.00	1	10.00	20.00	1
66	Singapore	10.00	1	10.00
67	France	3.00	1	3.00
68	Spain	3.00	1	3.00
	Norway				10.00	1
Never Never Land		1,544.91	84	18.39	50.00	6
69 locations total		$42,102.33	1,396	$30.16	$10,073.26	577

[Fiddlstix]

Free Republic Monthly Budget

Once we get our monthly donations to the point where they will cover all of our expenses, we will not need to have fundraisers.

Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions			$10,073.00
Monthly Expenses
	Bandwidth and Colocation	$2,430
	System Administation and Programming	7,000
	Administrative and Taxes	10,500
	Legal and Accounting	1,000
	Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees, Processing Fees	800
	Equip, Maintenance and Repairs	300
	Office Expenses, Rents, Insurance, Telephone, ISP, Supplies, Misc.	2,500
	Travel Expenses	800	25,330.00
Est. Monthly Shortfall			($15,257.00)

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Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions

This is the amount contributed by the monthly donors only. It does not include one-time donations.

Est. Monthly Shortfall

Amount needed in one-time donations per month or additional monthlies need to meet budget needs.

[Fiddlstix]

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Well, that worked out so great I think we should do it again!

Monthly Challenge for August:
All new monthlies or increased monthlies (let me know by freepmail) signing up during the month of August will be entered into a drawing for TWO National FReeper Convention tickets. If your name is drawn, you can use the tickets yourself or you can give them away to other FReepers!

Good luck everyone!!

Hope to see you in DC!!

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge"

posted by Jim Robinson (Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jimrobfr)

[MeekOneGOP]

ha!

Great pic there! Perfect!

- - - - -

Well, I just sent in my little contribution to help
keep the doors open here at FR.

My workplace has been very slow this year, so as of
this last Sunday, I am looking for work again.

Hopefully, I will have something by the next Freepathon!
:)

[MeekOneGOP]

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$5,518.20	190	$29.04	$1,347.00	84
2	Texas	4,105.00	138	29.75	1,082.00	64
3	Florida	2,620.00	90	29.11	730.00	40

[MeekOneGOP]

Ni hao!
Ni hao!
Ni hao!

[MeekOneGOP]

My wife is Chinese, so hence the “Ni Hao”.
(pronounced “Knee How”)

:)

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, MeekOneGOP!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$50 from Texas
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you FReepers!!

And here’s another batch of mail-in donations received:

$20 from California
$100 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Wisconsin
$30 from Washington
$25 from Texas
$20 from California
$20 from Texas
$100 from California
$10 from Florida
$100 from Arizona
$20 from New Mexico

Also received:

$50 from California
$50 from California
$25 from Oregon
$35 from Washington

Thank you mail-in donors!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $18.5k to go!!

[Fiddlstix]

.....I am looking for work again.

Here's hoping you find it very soon.

Thanks for visiting the thread.
Every little bit helps.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you, sir!

Thanks for keepin’ the “BEST Site on the ‘Net” open !! :)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank you very much, MeekOneGOP!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$50 from Texas
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you FReepers!!

And here’s another batch of mail-in donations received:

$20 from California
$100 from Pennsylvania
$10 from Wisconsin
$30 from Washington
$25 from Texas
$20 from California
$20 from Texas
$100 from California
$10 from Florida
$100 from Arizona
$20 from New Mexico

Also received:

$50 from California
$50 from California
$25 from Oregon
$35 from Washington

Thank you mail-in donors!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $18.5k to go!!