# My accumulated spending on Beeminder just exceeded $1,000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Life\ **Created:** [April 6, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910 "2023-04-06T00:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![felixm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/felixm/32/4955_2.png) [@felixm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/felixm)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/1 "2023-04-06T00:11:56Z")
I recently realized that my latest two-year subscription renewal might have pushed me over the $1,000 spending mark since I first started using Beeminder in August 2020. Sure enough, a quick AI-supported pandas script confirmed my hunch. I can say in all honesty that it has been worth every penny. ![2023-04-05_16-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/3/379aeeb0614bfc8874c67b751ad30c74199e916f.png) In addition to calculating my total spending, I also requested a plot for my charges by category. Don’t ask me about the ‘free’ category. I don’t want to talk about it. ![2023-04-05_16-10_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/f/f43e19f085af558bb5c7403f6650ae68c76e0498.png) I am looking forward to the next $9,000 in self-improvement fees and the ultimate goal of spending $10k on Beeminder. Thanks to the whole Beeminder team and this great community! ---
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/2 "2023-04-06T00:20:38Z")
😍 I love this attitude so much. And it averages out to just $38 per month, I believe. Cheap, right? See also our latest blog post: > **[Derailing It Is Nailing It](https://blog.beeminder.com/nailingit/)** > > We’ve talked before about how > paying is not punishment because > derailing is not failing, but fellow workerbee Clive pointed out that we could flip that negative formulation around. > Derailing isn’t just not failing. > It’s actively succeeding. > Or,... ---
**Author:** ![gibranmahmud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@gibranmahmud](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/gibranmahmud)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/3 "2023-04-06T16:39:32Z")
Good point…we need to see this to push our limits and see what they are. ---
**Author:** ![linux535](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/linux535/32/4914_2.png) [@linux535](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/linux535)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/4 "2023-04-06T22:59:26Z")
> [@dreev](#): > > love this attitude so much. > > And it averages out to just $38 per month, I believe. Cheap, right? > > See also our latest blog post: > > [Derailing It Is Nailing It | Beeminder Blog](https://blog.beeminder.com/nailingit/) I have mixed feelings on the idea of derailing is nailing it. Because I feel like if you are derailing a lot then you need to adjust your goals and eventually you might become sting numb (albeit would quickly become expensive numbness). Also for me personally it would stress me out and I would honestly just quit if I was derailing a lot. So I try to make goals that are somewhere in the middle. Not so easy that I can just slack off but not really pushing me either. Mainly because I do have some anxiety issues though have improved some with meditation. Though to be fair I dont think the post was stating you should be derailing all the time. But I feel like the mindset could lead to that and make Beeminder less effective or lead to burn out/quitting. I prefer the prior post where it looks at derailing as more of a fee you pay to do or not do something. For me this helped me not got super discouraged when derailing but also I know hey you don’t want constantly pay fees as fees are not good per sae even when you get something in return. I apologize if this post is a bit unorganized had a migraine yesterday and still fighting some brain fog. ---
**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/5 "2023-04-06T23:13:40Z")
> [@linux535](#): > > if you are derailing a lot then you need to adjust your goals I very much agree with this and I’m realizing that our blog posts about this focus on one extreme – if you’re never derailing, dial up your bright red lines! – and neglect the other extreme: if you’re always derailing, dial _down_ your bright red lines. It’s definitely about dialing in the sweet spot where you’re getting pushed to be awesomer but not pushed so hard that you’re, y’know, less awesome. Thanks for pointing this out! ---
**Author:** ![felixm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/felixm/32/4955_2.png) [@felixm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/felixm)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/6 "2023-04-14T01:58:18Z")
> [@dreev](#): > > And it averages out to just $38 per month, I believe. Cheap, right? I agree. Alternatively, instead of considering the monthly average, I like to frame it as how much I would be willing to pay to get X done. For example, finishing SICP is probably the most significant intellectual accomplishment in my life. Would I pay $1000 for a magic pill that implants the experience and the skills I gained from SICP into my mind? Absolutely. Considering the value it brings in terms of future earnings and pure joy, it might even be worth more than that. And that’s just one goal that I picked out. I could make similar arguments for a few other ones. Just think of the implicit value of the health benefits I gain by practicing yoga or meditation. ---
**Author:** ![reava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/reava/32/5075_2.png) [@reava](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/reava)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/7 "2023-08-01T10:24:34Z")
Sky’s the limit. Keep up the good spending. ---
**Author:** ![experientiallearner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@experientiallearner](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/experientiallearner)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/8 "2024-06-29T02:12:48Z")
@felixm , how did you use Beeminder to finish SICP? Input and/or output? Half of the year is over and I want to finish a course in the next quarter or at the latest by the end of the year, that’s why. ---
**Author:** ![felixm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/felixm/32/4955_2.png) [@felixm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/felixm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/my-accumulated-spending-on-beeminder-just-exceeded-1-000/10910/9 "2024-06-29T23:11:40Z")
Input only. Apparently, I was tracking pomodoros. I was halfway through the second chapter when I started beeminding. ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/a/a8666fe7312b258cad0cec5cd135d22807cfb51a.png)