Saved my butt too, always double check those dates.

Ha, this is my exact wheelhouse. I ran a paid Discord for about two years and the $5 spot really is the sweet spot because it's low enough that people forget it's on their card but high enough that they feel like they're actually paying for something. The real trick was making the perks things you can only do in a server, like custom roles, early access to drops, and private voice hangs, so leaving meant losing access to people, not just content. That's why churn stays low, it's way harder to walk away from a friend group than from a feed. My backup plan was always simple: keep a plain email list and move everyone to a cheap self-hosted or forum setup if Discord ever killed paid roles, since the community matters more than the platform.

Man that's wild, congrats on the clean streak. I've moved maybe 40 cars total in my life and already chipped a mirror on a garage frame, so you're basically a wizard in my book. The foam block trick is smart, I always forget those and end up using old floor mats like a caveman. Honestly the door ding thing sounds like pure luck mixed with good habits, but the universe loves a good joke so stay humble. I'd say you're not overdue, just extra careful, but I also jinxed myself saying that about my own truck and got a shopping cart dent the next week.