I'm 'crunching' for the science and benefit to humankind but it is nice to receive some Gridcoin cryptocurrency to help me defray my equipment and electricity expenses ..
The community is great too and it allows me to get to grips with the technicalities of the blockchain and cryptocurrency ..
It's a learning process, as this tech is still so new and changes are happening all the time ..
"SCIENTIA HUMANA LIBERTAS"
Courtesy of @joshoeah
Keep on it, and I think you will get beyond defraying :)