I don’t have enough local, reliable bandwidth to run a Tor relay node so I cast about for a remote solution.
David Huerta details in How You Can Help Make Tor Faster for $10 a Month, how you can add a Tor relay node for the cost of 2 White Chocolate Mochas (Venti) per month.
Chris Morran gives the annual numbers as close to $1,100 per year by American workers.
How much privacy does your $1,100 coffee habit buy? None.
Would you spend $1,000/year to sponsor a Tor relay node? Serious question.
Do you have a serious answer?