I give up trying to figure out my earnings on Medium. I write here because I love the community. I was quite disappointed when I didn't even cover my $15.00 FOM fee last month. In fact, I didn't hit the payout threshold of $10.00. That $9.15 will be added to this month's earnings. I didn't spend as much time reading others' stories because I was busy, so I believe that does affect our earnings.