CH 03 · THE SCOREBOARD
Budget Scoreboard
Every dollar this show costs, in public. If it was free, it says $0. If it was dumb, it still goes on the board.
Real receipts only. Paid items come from actual invoices. Anything still marked planned is $0 until it's bought.
$300.00
$52.46
$247.54
| Category | Item | Status | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website | uptimedad.com domain (1 year, Cloudflare Registrar) | paid | $10.46 | At-cost registration, WHOIS privacy included. Renews yearly. |
| Website | Hosting (Cloudflare Workers, free plan) | active | $0.00 | Free tier: SSL, CDN, deploys from git |
| Website | Email forwarding (Cloudflare Email Routing) | active | $0.00 | Free: hello@ forwards to the show inbox |
| AI tools | ChatGPT subscription (Jul 2026) | paid | $9.00 | $9/month |
| AI tools | ChatGPT subscription (Aug 2026) | paid | $9.00 | $9/month |
| AI tools | ChatGPT subscription (Sep 2026) | paid | $9.00 | $9/month. Last month before the switch. |
| AI tools | Grok Bot subscription (Oct 2026) | paid | $15.00 | Switched from ChatGPT for more trusted tool usage. Full story in a future episode. |
| AI tools | Grok Bot subscription (Nov 2026 onward) | upcoming | $0.00 | $30/month starting November. Added to the board as each month is paid. |
| Hardware | GPU upgrade (TBD) | planned | $0.00 | Placeholder |
| Hardware | Storage / misc parts (TBD) | planned | $0.00 | Placeholder |
| Power | Electricity for render nights | tracking | $0.00 | Placeholder, will be measured |
| Software | Paid software / subscriptions | planned | $0.00 | Goal: free and open source first |
| Set & props | Studio set, lights, props | planned | $0.00 | Placeholder |
| Total | $52.46 | |||