I'm far from rich, but periodically through the year I send a bit of sponsor money to projects and folks who are building things I use and enjoy. Most recently

I'm far from rich, but periodically through the year I send a bit of sponsor money to projects and folks who are building things I use and enjoy. Most recently was to a person who builds the python libraries I use most. Another time went to a person who makes YouTube videos that often end up using those same libraries in their projects. I learn a lot from his projects, so why not? Singularly, it's not a lot. But when a lot of people do that, it can be.