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Important announcement
🕑 Added 2025-07-13 18:08:49 +0000 UTC(I'm going to pin this instead of the July schedule, but here's the link to the July schedule in case anyone needs it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-schedule-133035519 )
I don't really like exposing my problems to so many people or to public scrutiny (probably nobody likes exposing themselves so much, but I'm running out of options), I also understand that many people may not care about my problems since I'm sure everyone has their own problems to solve (especially in these times, where it's not sunshine and flowers for a lot of people right now). On the other hand, some people only come for quick satisfaction without getting involved with the artists (probably most people are like that, which is their right), but as some people know (especially from what I sometimes comment on Discord), due to a financial miscalculation and the global economic situation, I am in an increasingly precarious situation.
I focused on getting my finances in order at the beginning of the year (which I was able to do thanks to some commissions), but some logistical and health emergencies, among other unplanned things, led me to go back into debt to resolve these new emergencies, which led me to decide to defer the total debt for 9 months. which was a fatal mistake for my financial stability because my income from Patreon depends not only on keeping Patreon active and on your support, but also on the conversion rate between USD (US dollars) and MXN (Mexican pesos, the currency of the country where I currently have the misfortune of living, as some people familiar with the subject will understand).
If I earn approximately 1k USD per month, that's at a normal and more stable exchange rate (as it has been for most of the last 5 years at 1 USD = 20 MXN), that means I currently earn 20k MXN, which allows me to live independently given how cheap it is to live in my country (although not as much as it seems given how things are going with rampant inflation). However, the USD has devalued dramatically since April (although it had already started to do so slowly since January, but not in a way that I could estimate, I mean, because I didn't study economics or finance, no matter how much I tried to speculate on its value in the following months). And this has nothing to do with the "good" work of my country's politicians (where everything they touch dies and in the process they stain it with blood), but perhaps because someone in another country is doing a terrible job (without going into detail about who makes the mistakes, to avoid misunderstandings ¯\ _(ツ )_/¯ ).
So what has happened in the last four months? The USD/MXN exchange rate is now 1 USD = 18.60 MXN, which is a fatal blow to my finances because those 2 MXN less per dollar are around 100 USD / 2000 MXN less in my earnings (which were already adjusted for deferred credit card debt). All this even if I keep my earnings in USD, because the exchange rate has changed drastically with this, and I don't know how much further it will fall, but it is likely to continue falling and therefore increasingly compromising my survival. If we add to this the fact that in the last six months (since I deferred the debt) there has been one emergency after another in which I have had to increase the deferred debt (The penultimate one was the expensive replacement of the tablet, the most recent was that an intruder broke into the courtyard of the apartment I rent and apparently caused some critical damage that I had to repair and invest in better security mechanisms) which ultimately led to the debt increasing too much (to 1/3 of my earnings) at the same time that my earnings decreased due to the devaluation of the USD.
Finally, all of this put me back in a critical situation where I had to reuse the part of the credit I had already paid on the card in the last deferred payments, and if we add to that a recurring expense (every two months, the electricity bill) that had already been left out of the usual budget, I now have a new $1,500 hole in my budget, which, maintaining my usual earnings, would only cover the rent for the apartment where I live and 1/3 of that debt (giving up food and not being able to pay for gas). And if we consider that this month I couldn't even pay 100% of all my expenses (I couldn't get internet on my cell phone and I still haven't paid last month's taxes), this has led me to a bankruptcy deadline that runs from July 31 (to complete my survival funds for the following month) to August 27 to pay off what is left on the debt card and other critical expenses (such as the electric bill).
Now, in evaluating solutions, I will tell you that it is NOT feasible to do (because I have already been told so, but life does not work that way).
-I CANNOT find another way instead to survive other than this project I have with Patreon/fanbox and our art, because any other way of surviving in my country is infinitely worse paid (1/3 of what I earn on Patreon), but also and above all because this project is my life, it's the only thing I have done well in this life, doing this is what I love and you are the people I love, so you can rest assured that the art will continue to flow no matter what, unless I die, because I am the captain of the ship and the captain always goes down with her ship. If there is no food for a month, I will take that risk (although the idea is to find viable solutions so as not to die), and if the country where I live is invaded (which does not affect me in the slightest, except for living here, but anyway, it's an exaggerated example of the possibilities of potential problems in the future), I'll move to another country and that's it, but first I have to solve the current problems. I once worked in my field (I studied mechatronics engineering) but my knowledge has become outdated and, besides, I didn't like the job market for what I studied, and I realized it too late. That brings me to the next point of what I will NOT do
-I CANNOT take on another job in addition to this Patreon/Fanbox project, because this project already consumes all my time and, above all, all my attention and mental and creative energy. Furthermore, in any other job, I cannot expect to earn more than, with luck, $500 USD per month (and that's if I worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, which is what I did as a security guard), that wouldn't completely cover the current hole, and as for my university career, working in industry is painful, and even if I try, I won't find a lower-paying job in industry (unless I look for nepotistic ways to do so, which goes against my principles). Believe me, I already tried (using morally correct methods) last year to have two jobs (this one and any other), and in the end I couldn't save much because going out already involves several additional expenses on top of my low salary, and I couldn't find anything other than a TikTok moderator ($375 per month :s) and a security guard ($500 per month, which was also painful, or at least it was at the same time as this because I slept very little), also going out on the streets in my country or even looking for work is becoming increasingly dangerous (it's turning into a kind of criminal anarchy, where getting accidentally shot on the street is among the possibilities, or going to a job interview means running the risk of being kidnapped for forced recruitment by criminal groups and joining the long list of missing persons). I am also a person with a neurodivergence diagnosed since childhood (ADHD) by two specialists (a psychologist and a psychiatrist) and with a history of severe anxiety that led to physical discomfort (high blood pressure). I currently have all of that under control, but having two jobs throws all of that out of control. On both occasions last year, after quitting both jobs, I ended up with my health severely deteriorated and in the hospital (with some negative effects that persist to this day). This brings me to the third and final categorical NO.
I will absolutely NOT return to my parents' house because a large part of the severe anxiety problems that led to high blood pressure were caused by my family. We get along slightly better since I left, but as far as I'm concerned, I have no home to return to, and as far as they're concerned, they will never have a son who sees them in the same way again. I have been emotionally disconnected from my family since I was 15 (and I am now almost 30) when they joined a Protestant religious sect where if you are not of their religion, you are their enemy, and I was part of their religion for about 2-3 years until I apostatized at 15, exercising my freedoms and human rights, since then, they treat me as their enemy, which led to a cycle of constant conflict and physical and mental abuse (they even tried to poison me) from my family while I lived with them, This led to anxiety and then high blood pressure. In addition, thanks to them, I have no contact with the rest of my relatives (who are actually quite distant in general), so for all practical purposes, I have no family. I may have a few friends, but they are not in a position to help (I am the most financially secure among my friends; they still live with their parents).
-I will NOT change the tier value of $5 USD (except in a very extreme case where the USD is worth less than 15 MXN). In the meantime, the Horny Collectors tier will remain at $5 USD. Modifying the tier value as I did previously on Fanbox (changing the access privileges for each piece of content to a new revalued tier and using it going forward) is not ideal, since, as far as I understand from my market strategy, the cheaper the access to most of the content, the easier it will be for you to maintain your contribution as long as you continue to enjoy the content and are willing to do so, of course. In the same vein, if you are already subscribed, and if you cannot help me in any other way, I am very grateful for your subscription and you are already helping in some way, which brings me to the following points on how you can continue to help.
Ways you can help me (from big to small)
-Anticipating that this situation would arise (although I didn't think it would happen so soon, “I'm the captain of the ship but not the captain of the storm”), There is an offer for a 5-page comic per month for 3 years for $3,600 USD in a single payment (or in several payments starting with $1,500 this month and the rest in payments of $1,000 over the next 2 months). For some, this may seem excessive, but I already made this offer in 2021 and at that time there were those who accepted (who at that time had the financial capacity for such an expense) and were paid their commissions every month for 3 years. As I said originally, I don't like this option, but extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. If you have a counteroffer to $3,600 (or if you just want to buy fewer pages for less money), I am willing to listen, although that is already at the limit (I am selling each comic page/illustration for $20 instead of $30). Even if several of you want to cooperate on this offer, that would be acceptable.
-If I sell practically all of my 2026 commissions separately at the normal price ($150 x 5 pages, then $1500 USD x 50 pages, 5 per month from march to december, or sell 5 pages to 10 people), I will have filled this new financial hole, for now, getting myself out of the immediately risky situation of bankruptcy. although the dilemma here is that I understand that the further away the commissions are in terms of date, the less interest there is in buying them, but if you want to help me avoid collapse, this is one way to help me. Several people have already helped me resolve emergencies in previous months by commissioning work, but I have reached the point where all commissions for 2025 are full except for the fanfic/original story slots (which I definitely can't sell as they are part of the Patreon benefits).
-I also accept donations (send me a DM on Discord, Patreon, or any other means to see how the donation can be made. I have PayPal and WISE, or you could even do it directly using Patreon if I'm not mistaken). There are already several people who have helped me a little to get here in the previous months, to whom I am very grateful, so I would not want to ask them for help again specifically (unless they volunteer), even if they want an additional rank on Discord or some additional benefit that I could give them as far as possible. I am also thinking about diversifying my projects to attract more income, but that is something for the very long term and I will only do it if it does not affect this current project. I have even thought about selling real erotic content due to the urgency of the situation, but I definitely don't have the body for that and I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it.
-If you are someone who can offer me temporary remote work to get me out of this situation, something I can do from my PC, and you think I can do it with my talents in exchange for a specific payment, I'm all ears, although I will think about it mainly for security reasons. (there are many scams out there these days and I don't want to fall for one).
-If you can't help, but you know someone or have a friend who can, you could help by spreading the word.
-If you can't do that either, but you already help with your $5 USD subscription and plan to keep it, or even if you're interested in the new $10 USD tier (where you can read a long novel once a month if you like what I write), you're already helping, as long as you like what we do, of course.
