My first purchase with your pledges, it is for me and you! (Patreon)

Hello friends! I usually get a bit nervous when it comes to money since it is a very big deal for me, so I decided to try being as open (or as the cool kids say: Transparent) as possible with your patreon pledges, I mean, I want to report you on everything I spend, and I'm telling you this today because I just made my first transaction with the patreon money ever since I launched it. I'll make a post like this every 3-4 months, since doing it monthly would create lots of posts and I want to keep the actual content visible.

What did I buy? Pixiv premium.

It is a must have for people who regularly upload their content to the site, as it contains some of the key features for creators to effectively manage and create their artwork. It is 540 jpy per month, which is roughly 4 dollars, and I kid you not, that equals 5 or 6 cups of ramen at my local grocery store, so before patreon was a thing It was a pretty big deal for me spending that amount of money, even if it's just 4 dollars, as I get left with 90-100 bucks for food/gas/emergencies after paying all my bills and rent, I could literally have dinner for an entire week with that (well... add 4 more bucks for a bag of frozen mediterranean veggies, eggs, chicken cubes and a stick of butter and you get a 10/10 cheap ramen, recommended).

I'm very happy with it, since even though the goal is reaching $50 to completely afford the online services, the benefits of your pledges can be enjoyed right now, I now have access to the latest version of Clip Studio, courtesy of Pixiv premium, and I'll definitely spam that tool for my upcoming works while I save up enough to purchase a lifetime license of the software since It got some very convenient features that I'd love to use for my art, I'll do your patreon rewards with it. lol

Thank you again friends! (and seriously try the ramen, It's delicious)