Support the Teahouse
Everything here is free to read and will stay that way. Support comes in two forms — and the one that matters most costs nothing.
What actually keeps this going
Reading is the point. If a story stayed with you, the most valuable things you can do are free: subscribe to the newsletter, send a story to someone who'd like it, and reply when a letter lands — that's how we know the digging is worth writing up.
And if you want to put money behind it
Appreciated, never expected. A coin in the kettle — once, or monthly — pays for the server, the shovel, and the tea.
A cup of tea
Pay what you want — it covers supporter status for the month from today. Already covered further ahead? Nothing changes: this one is purely appreciation, never expected.
The standing order
A small monthly amount that keeps the digging, writing, and hosting going.
Both buttons open Paystack's secure checkout page — you'll come straight back here afterwards.
* Approximate, at the European Central Bank's daily reference rate. Your card is charged in rand (ZAR); your bank does the actual conversion at its own rate.
The plain terms
- Your card never touches this site. Checkout happens on the secure page of Paystack, a Stripe company that handles payments for much of Africa's online commerce. We receive a receipt — we never see or store card numbers.
- We keep only the receipt's outline — which plan, the amount, the date. Exactly what we store, and why, is spelled out in the privacy policy, in plain words.
- Monthly support stops when you say so. One click on your account page — no hoops, no guilt emails. Time you've already paid for always runs to its end.
- Nothing here is paywalled. Support is a thank-you, not a toll. If you'd rather just keep reading, that is support too.