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Using ec2 is an overkill in my case. I'm running it on my raspberry pi. Even if it had down time, it wouldn't really have a big impact on me.

I've written many scripts and programs to make my life easier (and just for fun, really). Here are a few of my most used programs: - A service that constantly checks for freelancing/contract jobs that meet my list of criteria, then sends a desktop+phone push notifications for me to take a deeper look. - An automatic backup service that uses Borg and triggers when I connect my external hard drive to my computer. It handles all kinds of failures and knows how to organize my stuff too. - A savings and spending tracking and reporting dashboard, because I just couldn't find one that "clicks" with me.

I think most of my programs are just automating things I use regularly, but isn't that the point of software, really?

Exactly, the recipients are really in a bad financial situation and many of them live in tents even in the freezing weather. So we've looked into alternative ways to do this, and we're now focusing on NGOs partnerships (NGOs pay, and the recipient gets it for free; we already have one experimental partnership) and crowdfunding (planing on announcing a campaign sometime this month!).