If money is not the 'why' then why charge at all?
Consult for free...teach for free...research for free.
Or: consult, teach, research solely to break even (inflow balanced against outflow).
Did you, lamp, ever make a profit (a financial gain, the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something)?
If so: why? Did you keep it? Donate it? Return it?
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