"Oh great, does this mean we will continue to make less money due to the crazy amount of money boosts can earn on Medium?" Wow, how the heck did I miss the memo? Oh yeah, I never read my Medium email, I'd never get anything else done. Anyway, I agree about the above boost related comment, but I"m saving that for later this week ;-) Now about this payment thresh hold, since I didn't see the email, I'll reserve judgement, because it's one thing if that applies every month, and whether the earnings carry over. But either way, it's going to end up being a controversial issue, because lots of really low paid writers have stated being content with earning the price of a cup of coffee - seriously. That at least boosts their confidence - if not ego - enough to remain and keep writing. Is Medium TRYING to drive these fledgling writers away? I don't know about this one Marcus :-|