diff --git a/api/resolvers/notifications.js b/api/resolvers/notifications.js
index ea28de4e..40e8c904 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/notifications.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/notifications.js
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ export default {
             AND "maxBid" IS NOT NULL
             AND status <> 'STOPPED'
             AND "statusUpdatedAt" <= $2)
+          UNION ALL
+        (SELECT "Earn".id::text, "Earn".created_at AS "sortTime", FLOOR(msats / 1000) as "earnedSats",
+            'Earn' AS type
+            FROM "Earn"
+            WHERE "Earn"."userId" = $1 AND
+            FLOOR(msats / 1000) > 0
+            AND created_at <= $2)
         ORDER BY "sortTime" DESC
         OFFSET $3
         LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, me.id, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset)
diff --git a/api/resolvers/user.js b/api/resolvers/user.js
index 05d96229..9cc8fb61 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/user.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/user.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export default {
         JOIN "Item" on "ItemAct"."itemId" = "Item".id
         WHERE "ItemAct"."userId" <> ${user.id} AND "ItemAct".act <> 'BOOST'
         AND "Item"."userId" = ${user.id}`
+
       return sum || 0
     },
     sats: async (user, args, { models, me }) => {
@@ -217,23 +218,33 @@ export default {
         return true
       }
 
-      const where = {
-        status: {
-          not: 'STOPPED'
-        },
-        maxBid: {
-          not: null
-        },
-        userId: user.id
+      const job = await models.item.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          status: {
+            not: 'STOPPED'
+          },
+          maxBid: {
+            not: null
+          },
+          userId: user.id,
+          statusUpdatedAt: {
+            gt: user.checkedNotesAt || new Date(0)
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      if (job) {
+        return true
       }
 
-      if (user.checkedNotesAt) {
-        where.statusUpdatedAt = {
-          gt: user.checkedNotesAt
+      const earn = await models.earn.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          userId: user.id,
+          createdAt: {
+            gt: user.checkedNotesAt || new Date(0)
+          }
         }
-      }
-      const job = await models.item.findFirst({ where })
-      if (job) {
+      })
+      if (earn) {
         return true
       }
 
diff --git a/api/resolvers/wallet.js b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
index 3f3ca834..bd2b700d 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/wallet.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ export default {
           WHERE "ItemAct"."userId" <> $1 AND "ItemAct".act <> 'BOOST'
           AND "Item"."userId" = $1 AND "ItemAct".created_at <= $2
           GROUP BY "Item".id)`)
+        queries.push(
+            `(SELECT ('earn' || "Earn".id) as id, "Earn".id as "factId", NULL as bolt11,
+            created_at as "createdAt", msats,
+            0 as "msatsFee", NULL as status, 'earn' as type
+            FROM "Earn"
+            WHERE "Earn"."userId" = $1 AND "Earn".created_at <= $2)`)
       }
 
       if (include.has('spent')) {
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/notifications.js b/api/typeDefs/notifications.js
index 3899418f..e7dba19c 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/notifications.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/notifications.js
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ export default gql`
     sortTime: String!
   }
 
-  union Notification = Reply | Votification | Mention | Invitification | JobChanged
+  type Earn {
+    earnedSats: Int!
+    sortTime: String!
+  }
+
+  union Notification = Reply | Votification | Mention
+    | Invitification | JobChanged | Earn
 
   type Notifications {
     lastChecked: String
diff --git a/components/notifications.js b/components/notifications.js
index da364624..7d85431b 100644
--- a/components/notifications.js
+++ b/components/notifications.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import MoreFooter from './more-footer'
 import Invite from './invite'
 import { ignoreClick } from '../lib/clicks'
+import Link from 'next/link'
 
 function Notification ({ n }) {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ function Notification ({ n }) {
     <div
       className='clickToContext'
       onClick={e => {
+        if (n.__typename === 'Earn') {
+          return
+        }
+
         if (ignoreClick(e)) {
           return
         }
@@ -48,33 +53,44 @@ function Notification ({ n }) {
             </div>
           </>
           )
-        : (
-          <>
-            {n.__typename === 'Votification' &&
-              <small className='font-weight-bold text-success ml-2'>
-                your {n.item.title ? 'post' : 'reply'} stacked {n.earnedSats} sats
-              </small>}
-            {n.__typename === 'Mention' &&
-              <small className='font-weight-bold text-info ml-2'>
-                you were mentioned in
-              </small>}
-            {n.__typename === 'JobChanged' &&
-              <small className={`font-weight-bold text-${n.item.status === 'NOSATS' ? 'danger' : 'success'} ml-1`}>
-                {n.item.status === 'NOSATS'
-                  ? 'your job ran out of sats'
-                  : 'your job is active again'}
-              </small>}
-            <div className={n.__typename === 'Votification' || n.__typename === 'Mention' || n.__typename === 'JobChanged' ? '' : 'py-2'}>
-              {n.item.maxBid
-                ? <ItemJob item={n.item} />
-                : n.item.title
-                  ? <Item item={n.item} />
-                  : (
-                    <div className='pb-2'>
-                      <Comment item={n.item} noReply includeParent rootText={n.__typename === 'Reply' ? 'replying on:' : undefined} clickToContext />
-                    </div>)}
-            </div>
-          </>)}
+        : n.__typename === 'Earn'
+          ? (
+            <>
+              <div className='font-weight-bold text-boost ml-2'>
+                you stacked {n.earnedSats} sats
+              </div>
+              <div className='ml-4'>
+                SN distributes the sats it earns back to its best users daily. These sats come from <Link href='/~jobs' passHref><a>jobs</a></Link>, boost, and posting fees.
+              </div>
+            </>
+            )
+          : (
+            <>
+              {n.__typename === 'Votification' &&
+                <small className='font-weight-bold text-success ml-2'>
+                  your {n.item.title ? 'post' : 'reply'} stacked {n.earnedSats} sats
+                </small>}
+              {n.__typename === 'Mention' &&
+                <small className='font-weight-bold text-info ml-2'>
+                  you were mentioned in
+                </small>}
+              {n.__typename === 'JobChanged' &&
+                <small className={`font-weight-bold text-${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 f2fbb755..3ef3871a 100644
--- a/fragments/notifications.js
+++ b/fragments/notifications.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export const NOTIFICATIONS = gql`
             ...ItemFields
           }
         }
+        ... on Earn {
+          sortTime
+          earnedSats
+        }
       }
     }
   } `
diff --git a/pages/satistics.js b/pages/satistics.js
index 1b79213f..fbe1c692 100644
--- a/pages/satistics.js
+++ b/pages/satistics.js
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ function Satus ({ status }) {
 }
 
 function Detail ({ fact }) {
+  if (fact.type === 'earn') {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <div className={satusClass(fact.status)}>
+          SN gives the sats it earns back to its best users daily. These sats come from <Link href='/~jobs' passHref><a>jobs</a></Link>, boost, and posting fees.
+        </div>
+      </>
+    )
+  }
   if (!fact.item) {
     return (
       <>
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220316212238_earn/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220316212238_earn/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..609ecfa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220316212238_earn/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+-- CreateTable
+CREATE TABLE "Earn" (
+    "id" SERIAL NOT NULL,
+    "created_at" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    "updated_at" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    "msats" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    "userId" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+
+    PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+);
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "Earn.created_at_index" ON "Earn"("created_at");
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "Earn.userId_index" ON "Earn"("userId");
+
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE "Earn" ADD FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "users"("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;
+
+-- charge the user for the auction item
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION earn(user_id INTEGER, earn_msats INTEGER) RETURNS void AS $$
+    DECLARE
+    BEGIN
+        PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
+        -- insert into earn
+        INSERT INTO "Earn" (msats, "userId") VALUES (earn_msats, user_id);
+        -- give the user the sats
+        UPDATE users SET msats = msats + earn_msats WHERE id = user_id;
+    END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 98d044ed..9417d6e4 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -41,11 +41,25 @@ model User {
   upvotePopover Boolean @default(false)
   tipPopover    Boolean @default(false)
 
+  Earn Earn[]
   @@index([createdAt])
   @@index([inviteId])
   @@map(name: "users")
 }
 
+model Earn {
+  id        Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
+  createdAt DateTime @default(now()) @map(name: "created_at")
+  updatedAt DateTime @default(now()) @updatedAt @map(name: "updated_at")
+
+  msats  Int
+  user   User @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
+  userId Int
+
+  @@index([createdAt])
+  @@index([userId])
+}
+
 model LnAuth {
   id        Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
   createdAt DateTime @default(now()) @map(name: "created_at")
diff --git a/worker/earn.js b/worker/earn.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ac5d01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worker/earn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const serialize = require('../api/resolvers/serial')
+
+// TODO: use a weekly trust measure or make trust decay
+function earn ({ models }) {
+  return async function ({ name }) {
+    console.log('running', name)
+
+    // compute how much sn earned today
+    const [{ sum }] = await models.$queryRaw`
+        SELECT sum("ItemAct".sats)
+        FROM "ItemAct"
+        JOIN "Item" on "ItemAct"."itemId" = "Item".id
+        WHERE ("ItemAct".act in ('BOOST', 'STREAM')
+          OR ("ItemAct".act = 'VOTE' AND "Item"."userId" = "ItemAct"."userId"))
+          AND "ItemAct".created_at > now_utc() - INTERVAL '1 day'`
+
+    // calculate the total trust
+    const { sum: { trust } } = await models.user.aggregate({
+      sum: {
+        trust: true
+      }
+    })
+
+    // get earners { id, earnings }
+    const earners = await models.$queryRaw(`
+      SELECT id, FLOOR(${sum} * (trust/${trust}) * 1000) as earnings
+      FROM users
+      WHERE trust > 0`)
+
+    // for each earner, serialize earnings
+    // we do this for each earner because we don't need to serialize
+    // all earner updates together
+    earners.forEach(async earner => {
+      if (earner.earnings > 0) {
+        await serialize(models,
+          models.$executeRaw`SELECT earn(${earner.id}, ${earner.earnings})`)
+      }
+    })
+
+    console.log('done', name)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { earn }
diff --git a/worker/index.js b/worker/index.js
index d163266d..3399acd5 100644
--- a/worker/index.js
+++ b/worker/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { checkInvoice, checkWithdrawal } = require('./wallet')
 const { repin } = require('./repin')
 const { trust } = require('./trust')
 const { auction } = require('./auction')
+const { earn } = require('./earn')
 const { ApolloClient, HttpLink, InMemoryCache } = require('@apollo/client')
 const { indexItem, indexAllItems } = require('./search')
 const fetch = require('cross-fetch')
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ async function work () {
   await boss.work('indexItem', indexItem(args))
   await boss.work('indexAllItems', indexAllItems(args))
   await boss.work('auction', auction(args))
+  await boss.work('earn', earn(args))
 
   console.log('working jobs')
 }