It was absolutely like a lottery win. It is past $20k now but is slowing down. It was enough to greatly impact my life in many good ways. It’s worth noting, however, that if I spent the hours I devoted to to writing on Medium to instead making burritos at Taco Bell, I’d be making more! That’s writing for you. But I have to write, so that’s what I do. And I’m thankful for this money. I’ve spent most of my life in the working class. I’ve never achieved even the median wage, ever, even when working 60-plus hours per week running a newspaper. I’m still eating beans for dinner several times per week because this, I am positive, was a one-time thing.