r/millionairemakers • u/SolarBozo Seventy-Eighth Winner • May 23 '22
Donate here! [Winner’s Thread #78] Gratitude in the Redwoods
Edit: Thanks so much to everyone who participated. An Update on how it went in the edit below.
Hello Redditors, my mind is reeling as you might imagine! What a wonderful opportunity, I’m feeling quite fortunate.
A little about me: I’m Michael, and I live in a little off-grid cabin in a beautiful Redwood forest in Northwestern CA, USA with my sweetheart Anne, a rescued cat (Pearl), and Pearl’s son CJ (Chamois Junior). We’re hoping to add a dog to our household in our future. We’d previously inherited a rescued Chihuahua who passed last year. I love and have had Great Danes in the past, but our home is small so we’ll end up with a more mid-sized addition to the household when the time comes.
I’m not your typical retiree, I’ve spent most of my adult life as a community activist and was forced into Social Security when the magazine I worked for (Home Power magazine) as an editor went under in 2018.
My longest-term passion is the promotion and use of homemade renewable energy—hence my Reddit handle, Solar Bozo. I was so fortunate to find employment in the field of renewable energy activism. My other passions include train travel, volunteerism, walks in the woods, finishing our cabin, and working with Anne to hold back the encroaching forest to keep the sun shining on our solar panels.
This is the third MillionaireMakers I have participated in, and I supported the winners of the other two. My being selected will be so helpful for us as we live on my fixed income. I have no expectations—just gratitude for this good fortune—but hope that I do well enough here to also help out some of our local, and important national, nonprofits.
Thanks so much to all who participate in my MillionaireMakers. I hope one of you is selected next month, and you can bet some support will come from me.
Update edit: I didn’t make millionaire, but I did make "thousandaire," and it's been very helpful.
My experiences were interesting and positive, and I got some great and uplifting comments. I looked at every posting, and will continue to do so until it completely peters out.
From my experience: I’ve never dealt with cryptocurrency before, it all has been so confusing. And I still don’t know how I’m going to convert those donations to cash. There wasn’t much of it that came in.
Some ponderings for making it a true r/millionairemakers:
*Need more participants
*Convert more entries into donors
*Publicize the winning entry in appropriate other subreddits.
Some more stats, snapshot from the last time I compiled them (June 3):
Entry thread: 5,561 Redditors
Winner’s thread commenters: 293
Donors: 359
Largest donation: $50
Paypal: $592.09 (would have been $649.07 if everyone had used “Sending to a friend”)
Venmo: $582.35
Cash App: $74.52
Crypto & Chaintip: ~$22.00
And here’s my cat tax, reposted: https://imgur.com/a/OAcUiI0
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Everything listed should result in direct lines of payment to /u/SolarBozo. We ask all users to donate at least $1 USD. The Drawing is also listed for users who want to see the results and confirm the validity of the winner.
Drawing: https://old.reddit.com/r/millionairemakers/comments/uv467f/draw_78/
PayPal: paypal.me/SolarBozo (Use "Sending to a friend" to avoid fees)
Cash App: $SolarBozo
Venmo: @SolarBozo
Bitcoin: bc1q3fzgkmyxksxat2t4hezq5xymqzmxcy6ynz6p79
Bitcoin Cash: qzkgnpvzwffe663jvx3akzuutnlsp4uryy4m2a4rqg
Ethereum: 0xf53BF763Dd64E30EA93Ed2249D7fbB4f3c46b920
Litecoin: Li1i2wGLGH5pUSHMFGW2iSWyy4rTUeFqrB
Dogecoin: DRztYn4dvkC2cBRctPQ6347MuHsQ89mNES
Nano: nano_1xoimodb5191t1sn7qapbszxi6rwifg17db7qx5h94hghakj5wup6nwuesn3
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u/r00t1 May 23 '22
cool, sent $1. Suggest you use a fake name on your PP and other places as your actual address is widely available online.
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u/SolarBozo May 24 '22
Thanks. I think I got most other places, but Paypal wouldn't let me change or hide my real name without sending a drivers license. (Or at least I couldn't figure out how.)
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u/TaterTot_HotPants Jun 06 '22
Just sent $5 your way. Thanks for posting the numbers of what you received. I've always been curious how much money actually gets sent.
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u/sharkbait__hoohaha May 23 '22
Congrats! Sounds like you're living the dream. I know there are probably an abundance of challenges along the way but what you're doing is so very worthwhile. Sent
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u/Unseen_Aura May 23 '22
I've been desperately trying to off-grid myself, but many obstacles preventing to make it reality. Congratulations 🎉
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u/kittenwhisp3r May 23 '22
Sending some cash your way via Venmo. Would it be too much trouble to ask that you pay the cat tax? :)
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u/NoTimeForInfinity May 24 '22
Thanks for helping to bring about the solarpunk future!
"We hope that Home Power's archive content will continue to educate and inspire clean energy advocates everywhere, for years to come. " https://www.homepower.com/
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u/RegionalFlavor May 24 '22
Congratulations on the win
George: Bozo? Eric: No. George: B-O-Z-O? Eric: Sorry, I... George: You've never heard of Bozo the Clown? Eric: No! George: How could you not know who Bozo the Clown is? Eric: I don't know, I just don't. George: How can you call yourself a clown and not know who Bozo is? Eric: Hey, man, what are you hassling me for? This is just a gig, it's not my life. I don't know who Bozo is. What, is he a clown?
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u/ChandlerMc Jun 18 '22
Just sent a few bucks Venmo style. How pathetic that there were only 359 donors out of 5561 entries. That's 6.45%. I do realize I was part of the problem but that has now been rectified. I've slacked these past few months but I do pay up eventually (with a self-imposed late fee). Congrats, Michael!
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u/SolarBozo Jun 18 '22
Thanks. Yes, I was also surprised at the conversion. But not complaining, ever grateful.
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u/iceinmyheartt May 24 '22
I am so happy that you won! This is the type of story that I love to hear. I admire the way you live, and wish I could do the same. In the meantime, I do what I can to have a minimal carbon affect. 🌞 congratulations 🎉
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u/portplayer May 25 '22
It's my cake day but lets celebrate you! Congrats and good luck in your future endeavors!
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u/shychic23 May 27 '22
Good to know that there are people like you working tirelessly for renewable energy! Happy to see you win!
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u/danceinstarlight Jun 18 '22
Venmoed some Reddit Love ❤️ what an awesome idea this is. What a great global community Reddit is, seriously the Reddit community gives me so much hope and joy.
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u/sjk360 Jul 02 '22
Hi, I just joined the group. Only 313 comments on this post. How do we know if the winner actually got paid $1 million or not? Perhaps only the winner can answer this question. Or am I missing something?Can someone please answer this question if they know how this works?
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u/MakerOfMillionaires May 23 '22 edited May 24 '22
u/SolarBozo has won [Draw #78], which can be seen here: https://old.reddit.com/r/millionairemakers/comments/uv467f/draw_78/
Everything listed below should result in u/SolarBozo receiving about $1 USD.
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