Joy LaPrade (@joylaprade): "I wish Substack would give us a “tip jar” option. I can’t subscribe to every writer I want to support, but I’d love to be able to send some appreciation their way more regularly. And I know there are apps we can link to for this, but it would be much simpler to just have it c…"

I can’t subscribe to every writer I want to support, but I’d love to be able to send some appreciation their way more regularly. And I know there are apps we can link to for this, but it would be much simpler to just have it connected to our accounts here. Hard Agree! Being able to just send $3 or $5 one time, just because I liked something someone wrote would be ideal! Exactly! I set up my tip jar through Stripe, so the payment is the same set up as a subscription! I'm able to add a link/button to my posts and people can choose the amount they'd like to tip so it can be as little (but still meaningful) as one dollar! I had no idea this was possible, thank you! Now I need to see if I can figure out how to do that 😊 I followed the instructions on this user’s post! It was super easy to set up! TOP TIP: Using your Stripe account as a Tip Jar! My subscriber Francesca Bossert asked me how I set up my Tip Jar. This is useful for anybody who wants to expand their options for getting payments

I can’t subscribe to every writer I want to support, but I’d love to be able to send some appreciation their way more regularly. And I know there are apps we can link to for this, but it would be much simpler to just have it connected to our accounts here. Hard Agree! Being able to just send $3 or $5 one time, just because I liked something someone wrote would be ideal! Exactly! I set up my tip jar through Stripe, so the payment is the same set up as a subscription! I'm able to add a link/button to my posts and people can choose the amount they'd like to tip so it can be as little (but still m