First, I'm not convinced that it's going to BE 'lifetime' in any real sense. The operation was sold to a commercial entity which is now operating it with an eventual profit motive. When things were not-for-profit, it was a bit more trustworthy in my mind.
Second, I need to pay back friends who loaned us money during the really painful last year of unemployment, and spending $300 on yet another personal indulgence seems to be a bad thing to me, especially considering how seldom I actually write here.