diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index d712c634..9baa35df 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default {
       let items; let user; let pins; let subFull
 
       const subClause = (num) => {
-        return sub ? ` AND "subName" = $${num} ` : ` AND ("subName" IS NULL OR "subName" = $${3}) `
+        return sub ? ` AND "subName" = $${num} ` : ` AND ("subName" IS NULL OR "subName" = $${num}) `
       }
 
       const activeOrMine = () => {
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ export default {
                   ${timedLeftJoinWeightedSats(1)}
                   WHERE "parentId" IS NULL AND created_at <= $1 AND created_at > $3
                   AND "pinId" IS NULL
+                  ${subClause(4)}
                   ${timedOrderBySats(1)}
                   OFFSET $2
-                  LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset, new Date(new Date() - 7))
+                  LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset, new Date(new Date() - 7), sub || 'NULL')
               }
 
               if (decodedCursor.offset !== 0 || items?.length < LIMIT) {
@@ -177,9 +178,10 @@ export default {
                   ${timedLeftJoinWeightedSats(1)}
                   WHERE "parentId" IS NULL AND created_at <= $1
                   AND "pinId" IS NULL
+                  ${subClause(3)}
                   ${timedOrderBySats(1)}
                   OFFSET $2
-                  LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset)
+                  LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset, sub || 'NULL')
               }
 
               if (decodedCursor.offset === 0) {
@@ -532,8 +534,9 @@ export default {
 
       const checkSats = async () => {
         // check if the user has the funds to run for the first minute
-        const minuteMsats = maxBid / 1296
-        const user = models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me.id } })
+        const minuteMsats = maxBid * 5 / 216
+        const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me.id } })
+        console.log(user, user.msats, minuteMsats)
         if (user.msats < minuteMsats) {
           throw new UserInputError('insufficient funds')
         }
diff --git a/api/resolvers/notifications.js b/api/resolvers/notifications.js
index 1d7ae3e5..8651cd20 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/notifications.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/notifications.js
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ export default {
           WHERE "Invite"."userId" = $1
           AND users.created_at <= $2
           GROUP BY "Invite".id)
+          UNION ALL
+        (SELECT "Item".id::text, "Item"."statusUpdatedAt" AS "sortTime", NULL as "earnedSats",
+            'JobChanged' AS type
+            FROM "Item"
+            WHERE "Item"."userId" = $1
+            AND "maxBid" IS NOT NULL
+            AND status <> 'STOPPED'
+            AND "statusUpdatedAt" <= $2)
         ORDER BY "sortTime" DESC
         OFFSET $3
         LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, me.id, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset)
@@ -129,6 +137,9 @@ export default {
   Reply: {
     item: async (n, args, { models }) => getItem(n, { id: n.id }, { models })
   },
+  JobChanged: {
+    item: async (n, args, { models }) => getItem(n, { id: n.id }, { models })
+  },
   Mention: {
     mention: async (n, args, { models }) => true,
     item: async (n, args, { models }) => getItem(n, { id: n.id }, { models })
diff --git a/api/resolvers/user.js b/api/resolvers/user.js
index 6251ac2c..d5384035 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/user.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/user.js
@@ -210,6 +210,23 @@ export default {
         return true
       }
 
+      const job = await models.item.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          status: {
+            not: 'STOPPED'
+          },
+          maxBid: {
+            not: null
+          },
+          statusUpdatedAt: {
+            gt: user.checkedNotesAt
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      if (job) {
+        return true
+      }
+
       // check if new invites have been redeemed
       const newInvitees = await models.$queryRaw(`
         SELECT "Invite".id
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/notifications.js b/api/typeDefs/notifications.js
index 704ec4fb..3899418f 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/notifications.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/notifications.js
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export default gql`
     sortTime: String!
   }
 
-  union Notification = Reply | Votification | Mention | Invitification
+  type JobChanged {
+    item: Item!
+    sortTime: String!
+  }
+
+  union Notification = Reply | Votification | Mention | Invitification | JobChanged
 
   type Notifications {
     lastChecked: String
diff --git a/components/job-form.js b/components/job-form.js
index 15fb6d9c..ac8b9b4e 100644
--- a/components/job-form.js
+++ b/components/job-form.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default function JobForm ({ item, sub }) {
               <div>
                 <ol>
                   <li>You only pay as many sats/mo as required to maintain your position relative to other
-                    posts and only up to your max bid.
+                    posts (or {sub.baseCost} sats/mo) and only up to your max bid.
                   </li>
                   <li>Your sats/mo must be a multiple of 1000 sats</li>
                 </ol>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export default function JobForm ({ item, sub }) {
           if (item) {
             router.push(`/items/${item.id}`)
           } else {
-            router.push(`/$${sub.name}/recent`)
+            router.push(`/~${sub.name}/recent`)
           }
         })}
       >
@@ -198,21 +198,24 @@ export default function JobForm ({ item, sub }) {
 function StatusControl ({ item }) {
   let StatusComp
 
-  if (item.status === 'ACTIVE') {
+  if (item.status !== 'STOPPED') {
     StatusComp = () => {
       return (
-        <AccordianItem
-          header={<div style={{ fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: '92%' }}>I want to stop my job</div>}
-          headerColor='var(--danger)'
-          body={
-            <Checkbox
-              label={<div className='font-weight-bold text-danger'>stop my job</div>} name='stop' inline
-            />
+        <>
+
+          <AccordianItem
+            header={<div style={{ fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: '92%' }}>I want to stop my job</div>}
+            headerColor='var(--danger)'
+            body={
+              <Checkbox
+                label={<div className='font-weight-bold text-danger'>stop my job</div>} name='stop' inline
+              />
           }
-        />
+          />
+        </>
       )
     }
-  } else if (item.status === 'STOPPED') {
+  } else {
     StatusComp = () => {
       return (
         <AccordianItem
@@ -226,18 +229,14 @@ function StatusControl ({ item }) {
         />
       )
     }
-  } else {
-    StatusComp = () => {
-      return (
-        <div style={{ fontWeight: 'bold', color: 'var(--danger)' }}>
-          you have no sats! <Link href='/wallet?type=fund' passHref><a className='text-reset text-underline'>fund your wallet</a></Link> to resume your job
-        </div>
-      )
-    }
   }
 
   return (
     <div className='my-2'>
+      {item.status === 'NOSATS' &&
+        <div className='text-danger font-weight-bold my-1'>
+          you have no sats! <Link href='/wallet?type=fund' passHref><a className='text-reset text-underline'>fund your wallet</a></Link> to resume your job
+        </div>}
       <StatusComp />
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/components/notifications.js b/components/notifications.js
index 357ccf10..da364624 100644
--- a/components/notifications.js
+++ b/components/notifications.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
 import Comment, { CommentSkeleton } from './comment'
-import Item from './item'
+import Item, { ItemJob } from './item'
 import { NOTIFICATIONS } from '../fragments/notifications'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import MoreFooter from './more-footer'
@@ -58,13 +58,21 @@ function Notification ({ n }) {
               <small className='font-weight-bold text-info ml-2'>
                 you were mentioned in
               </small>}
-            <div className={n.__typename === 'Votification' || n.__typename === 'Mention' ? '' : 'py-2'}>
-              {n.item.title
-                ? <Item item={n.item} />
-                : (
-                  <div className='pb-2'>
-                    <Comment item={n.item} noReply includeParent rootText={n.__typename === 'Reply' ? 'replying on:' : undefined} clickToContext />
-                  </div>)}
+            {n.__typename === 'JobChanged' &&
+              <small className={`font-weight-bold text-${n.item.status === 'NOSATS' ? 'danger' : 'success'} ml-1`}>
+                {n.item.status === 'NOSATS'
+                  ? 'your job ran out of sats'
+                  : 'your job is active again'}
+              </small>}
+            <div className={n.__typename === 'Votification' || n.__typename === 'Mention' || n.__typename === 'JobChanged' ? '' : 'py-2'}>
+              {n.item.maxBid
+                ? <ItemJob item={n.item} />
+                : n.item.title
+                  ? <Item item={n.item} />
+                  : (
+                    <div className='pb-2'>
+                      <Comment item={n.item} noReply includeParent rootText={n.__typename === 'Reply' ? 'replying on:' : undefined} clickToContext />
+                    </div>)}
             </div>
           </>)}
     </div>
diff --git a/fragments/notifications.js b/fragments/notifications.js
index 08d4cf38..f2fbb755 100644
--- a/fragments/notifications.js
+++ b/fragments/notifications.js
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ export const NOTIFICATIONS = gql`
             ...InviteFields
           }
         }
+        ... on JobChanged {
+          sortTime
+          item {
+            ...ItemFields
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   } `
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql
index 7202db38..241397bc 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ALTER TABLE "Item" RENAME COLUMN "noSatsAt" TO "statusUpdatedAt";
+
 -- charge the user for the auction item
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_auction(item_id INTEGER) RETURNS void AS $$
     DECLARE
@@ -9,21 +11,21 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_auction(item_id INTEGER) RETURNS void AS $$
         PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
 
         -- extract data we need
-        SELECT ("maxBid" * 1000 / 30 / 24 / 60), "userId", status INTO bid, user_id, item_status FROM "Item" WHERE id = item_id;
+        SELECT ("maxBid" * 5 / 216), "userId", status INTO bid, user_id, item_status FROM "Item" WHERE id = item_id;
         SELECT msats INTO user_msats FROM users WHERE id = user_id;
 
         -- check if user wallet has enough sats
         IF bid > user_msats THEN
-            -- if not, set status = NOSATS and noSatsAt to now_utc if not already set
+            -- if not, set status = NOSATS and statusUpdatedAt to now_utc if not already set
             IF item_status <> 'NOSATS' THEN
-                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'NOSATS', "noSatsAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
+                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'NOSATS', "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
             END IF;
         ELSE
             -- if so, deduct from user
             UPDATE users SET msats = msats - bid WHERE id = user_id;
-            -- update item status = ACTIVE and noSatsAt = null if NOSATS
+            -- update item status = ACTIVE and statusUpdatedAt = null if NOSATS
             IF item_status = 'NOSATS' THEN
-                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'ACTIVE', "noSatsAt" = null WHERE id = item_id;
+                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'ACTIVE', "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
             END IF;
         END IF;
     END;
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220226164520_status_update/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220226164520_status_update/migration.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 55caefc5..00000000
--- a/prisma/migrations/20220226164520_status_update/migration.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
--- AlterTable
-ALTER TABLE "Item" RENAME COLUMN "noSatsAt" TO "statusUpdatedAt";
-
--- charge the user for the auction item
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_auction(item_id INTEGER) RETURNS void AS $$
-    DECLARE
-        bid INTEGER;
-        user_id INTEGER;
-        user_msats INTEGER;
-        item_status "Status";
-    BEGIN
-        PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
-
-        -- extract data we need
-        SELECT ("maxBid" * 1000 / 30 / 24 / 60), "userId", status INTO bid, user_id, item_status FROM "Item" WHERE id = item_id;
-        SELECT msats INTO user_msats FROM users WHERE id = user_id;
-
-        -- check if user wallet has enough sats
-        IF bid > user_msats THEN
-            -- if not, set status = NOSATS and statusUpdatedAt to now_utc if not already set
-            IF item_status <> 'NOSATS' THEN
-                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'NOSATS', "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
-            END IF;
-        ELSE
-            -- if so, deduct from user
-            UPDATE users SET msats = msats - bid WHERE id = user_id;
-            -- update item status = ACTIVE and statusUpdatedAt = null if NOSATS
-            IF item_status = 'NOSATS' THEN
-                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'ACTIVE', "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
-            END IF;
-        END IF;
-    END;
-$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220226170533_msats_bigint/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220226170533_msats_bigint/migration.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0644a838..00000000
--- a/prisma/migrations/20220226170533_msats_bigint/migration.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
--- AlterTable
-ALTER TABLE "users" ALTER COLUMN "msats" SET DEFAULT 0,
-ALTER COLUMN "msats" SET DATA TYPE BIGINT;
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220226174624_int/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220226174624_int/migration.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index f5bdad1f..00000000
--- a/prisma/migrations/20220226174624_int/migration.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  Warnings:
-
-  - You are about to alter the column `msats` on the `users` table. The data in that column could be lost. The data in that column will be cast from `BigInt` to `Integer`.
-
-*/
--- AlterTable
-ALTER TABLE "users" ALTER COLUMN "msats" SET DEFAULT 0,
-ALTER COLUMN "msats" SET DATA TYPE INTEGER;
-
-
--- charge the user for the auction item
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_auction(item_id INTEGER) RETURNS void AS $$
-    DECLARE
-        bid INTEGER;
-        user_id INTEGER;
-        user_msats INTEGER;
-        item_status "Status";
-    BEGIN
-        PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
-
-        -- extract data we need
-        SELECT ("maxBid" * 5 / 216), "userId", status INTO bid, user_id, item_status FROM "Item" WHERE id = item_id;
-        SELECT msats INTO user_msats FROM users WHERE id = user_id;
-
-        -- check if user wallet has enough sats
-        IF bid > user_msats THEN
-            -- if not, set status = NOSATS and statusUpdatedAt to now_utc if not already set
-            IF item_status <> 'NOSATS' THEN
-                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'NOSATS', "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
-            END IF;
-        ELSE
-            -- if so, deduct from user
-            UPDATE users SET msats = msats - bid WHERE id = user_id;
-            -- update item status = ACTIVE and statusUpdatedAt = null if NOSATS
-            IF item_status = 'NOSATS' THEN
-                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'ACTIVE', "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
-            END IF;
-        END IF;
-    END;
-$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
\ No newline at end of file