Pay My
Kids'
College
A very dumb, very real internet tip jar.
College is expensive.
If you have some crypto quietly appreciating in a wallet somewhere and a functional sense of irony, this is your moment. Send a little, send a lot, send whatever you'd spend on a gas fee going nowhere. I will earmark every satoshi for tuition, dorm ramen, or approximately 1/80,000th of one semester's out-of-state fees.
The Part Where You Send Crypto
BTC — on-chain
bc1q2n8udwwd56t5m5vhsnqd2cznqyf0p8k9uwupyu
Slow and steady. Like tuition increases.
BTC — Lightning Network
instantmarina807@walletofsatoshi.com
Instant. Near-zero fees. I respect you.
ETH — ERC-20 compatible
0x5FDf5EbE2c58C99827B35a7D202DB62a092469C1
Please don't pay more in gas than you're sending. I'll feel bad.
SOL
2GwAMrFqwAueGyrt27mu2eNAh8zSNXWmESUa5pGDMa7z
Fast. Cheap. Suspiciously so, some would say.
Questions I Assume You Have
Is this tax-deductible?
Absolutely not. I am not a charity, nonprofit, 501(c)(3), scholarship fund, or anything that rhymes with those. Consult zero accountants. Don't tell your accountant about this at all, actually.
What do I get in return?
Nothing. No goods, no services, no newsletter, no Discord, no roadmap, no whitepaper, no utility, no token. This is just money leaving your wallet and entering mine. I appreciate it deeply.
Can I get a refund?
No. This is a one-way transaction, like most of crypto and all of parenting.
Will this actually go toward college?
Yes. I have a dedicated savings account and a conscience. I promise it will not go toward a JPEG, a meme coin, or a podcast about finance. It will go toward tuition — which is arguably a similarly questionable investment, but at least it ends with a diploma.
Why did you make this?
Tuition is $60,000 a year and rising. I have children. You have crypto. The math is right there.
Should I feel good about this?
That's between you and your portfolio. You've done worse things with your crypto. At least this one has a clear use case.
Will this work?
Someone sold a rock NFT for $1.3 million. Someone crowdfunded their vacation. The bar is on the floor and I'm limbo-ing under it.
Not a charity. Not a nonprofit. Not tax-deductible. No goods or services. No refunds. No promises. No roadmap. No whitepaper. No Discord. This is a personal tip jar operated by a regular human person who has children and regrets nothing.
Will this work? Probably not. But here we are.