diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 92f69357..cc4f5fcd 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -643,6 +643,9 @@ export default {
       if (Number(old.userId) !== Number(me?.id)) {
         throw new GraphQLError('item does not belong to you', { extensions: { code: 'FORBIDDEN' } })
       }
+      if (old.bio) {
+        throw new GraphQLError('cannot delete bio', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
+      }
 
       return await deleteItemByAuthor({ models, id, item: old })
     },
@@ -1171,7 +1174,7 @@ export const SELECT =
   "Item"."rootId", "Item".upvotes, "Item".company, "Item".location, "Item".remote, "Item"."deletedAt",
   "Item"."subName", "Item".status, "Item"."uploadId", "Item"."pollCost", "Item".boost, "Item".msats,
   "Item".ncomments, "Item"."commentMsats", "Item"."lastCommentAt", "Item"."weightedVotes",
-  "Item"."weightedDownVotes", "Item".freebie, "Item"."otsHash", "Item"."bountyPaidTo",
+  "Item"."weightedDownVotes", "Item".freebie, "Item".bio, "Item"."otsHash", "Item"."bountyPaidTo",
   ltree2text("Item"."path") AS "path", "Item"."weightedComments", "Item"."imgproxyUrls"`
 
 function topOrderByWeightedSats (me, models) {
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index d60c3165..e7dd40b1 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export default gql`
     meForward: Boolean
     outlawed: Boolean!
     freebie: Boolean!
+    bio: Boolean!
     paidImgLink: Boolean
     ncomments: Int!
     comments(sort: String): [Item!]!
diff --git a/components/bounty-form.js b/components/bounty-form.js
index 3a3d8de2..808efb93 100644
--- a/components/bounty-form.js
+++ b/components/bounty-form.js
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { gql, useApolloClient, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import Countdown from './countdown'
 import AdvPostForm, { AdvPostInitial } from './adv-post-form'
-import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 import InputGroup from 'react-bootstrap/InputGroup'
 import { bountySchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import { SubSelectInitial } from './sub-select-form'
-import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import { normalizeForwards } from '../lib/form'
 import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
 import { useMe } from './me'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 export function BountyForm ({
   item,
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ export function BountyForm ({
   titleLabel = 'title',
   bountyLabel = 'bounty',
   textLabel = 'text',
-  buttonText = 'post',
   handleSubmit,
   children
 }) {
@@ -133,13 +131,7 @@ export function BountyForm ({
         }
       />
       <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
-      <div className='d-flex mt-3'>
-        <CancelButton />
-        <FeeButton
-          text={buttonText}
-          variant='secondary'
-        />
-      </div>
+      <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} canDelete={false} />
     </Form>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/comment-edit.js b/components/comment-edit.js
index 63250d8e..debfcd5c 100644
--- a/components/comment-edit.js
+++ b/components/comment-edit.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { Form, MarkdownInput } from '../components/form'
 import { gql, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import styles from './reply.module.css'
-import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
-import Delete from './delete'
 import { commentSchema } from '../lib/validate'
-import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider } from './fee-button'
+import { FeeButtonProvider } from './fee-button'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 export default function CommentEdit ({ comment, editThreshold, onSuccess, onCancel }) {
   const [upsertComment] = useMutation(
@@ -51,17 +50,7 @@ export default function CommentEdit ({ comment, editThreshold, onSuccess, onCanc
             autoFocus
             required
           />
-          <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
-            <Delete itemId={comment.id} onDelete={onSuccess} type='comment'>
-              <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
-            </Delete>
-            <div className='d-flex mt-3'>
-              <FeeButton
-                text='save'
-                variant='secondary'
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
+          <ItemButtonBar itemId={comment.id} onDelete={onSuccess} hasCancel={false} />
         </Form>
       </FeeButtonProvider>
     </div>
diff --git a/components/discussion-form.js b/components/discussion-form.js
index f94c3985..2cb505a7 100644
--- a/components/discussion-form.js
+++ b/components/discussion-form.js
@@ -3,24 +3,21 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { gql, useApolloClient, useLazyQuery, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import Countdown from './countdown'
 import AdvPostForm, { AdvPostInitial } from './adv-post-form'
-import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 import { ITEM_FIELDS } from '../fragments/items'
 import AccordianItem from './accordian-item'
 import Item from './item'
-import Delete from './delete'
-import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { discussionSchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import { SubSelectInitial } from './sub-select-form'
-import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import { normalizeForwards } from '../lib/form'
 import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import useCrossposter from './use-crossposter'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 export function DiscussionForm ({
   item, sub, editThreshold, titleLabel = 'title',
-  textLabel = 'text', buttonText = 'post',
+  textLabel = 'text',
   handleSubmit, children
 }) {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -133,21 +130,7 @@ export function DiscussionForm ({
           : null}
       />
       <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
-      <div className='mt-3'>
-        <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
-          {item &&
-            <Delete itemId={item.id} onDelete={() => router.push(`/items/${item.id}`)}>
-              <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
-            </Delete>}
-          <div className='d-flex align-items-center ms-auto'>
-            <CancelButton />
-            <FeeButton
-              text={buttonText}
-              variant='secondary'
-            />
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} />
       {!item &&
         <div className={`mt-3 ${related.length > 0 ? '' : 'invisible'}`}>
           <AccordianItem
diff --git a/components/fee-button.js b/components/fee-button.js
index 79b0033a..35c8ed61 100644
--- a/components/fee-button.js
+++ b/components/fee-button.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ActionTooltip from './action-tooltip'
 import Info from './info'
 import styles from './fee-button.module.css'
 import { gql, useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
-import { SSR } from '../lib/constants'
+import { FREEBIE_BASE_COST_THRESHOLD, SSR } from '../lib/constants'
 import { numWithUnits } from '../lib/format'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import AnonIcon from '../svgs/spy-fill.svg'
@@ -97,20 +97,39 @@ export function useFeeButton () {
   return useContext(FeeButtonContext)
 }
 
+function FreebieDialog () {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className='fw-bold'>you don't have enough sats, so this one is on us</div>
+      <ul className='mt-2'>
+        <li>Free items have limited visibility until other stackers zap them.</li>
+        <li>To get fully visibile right away, fund your account with a few sats or earn some on Stacker News.</li>
+      </ul>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
 export default function FeeButton ({ ChildButton = SubmitButton, variant, text, disabled }) {
   const me = useMe()
   const { lines, total, disabled: ctxDisabled } = useFeeButton()
+  // freebies: there's only a base cost, it's less than 10, and we have less than 10 sats
+  const free = total === lines.baseCost?.modifier(0) &&
+    total <= FREEBIE_BASE_COST_THRESHOLD &&
+    me?.sats < FREEBIE_BASE_COST_THRESHOLD
+  const feeText = free
+    ? 'free'
+    : total > 1
+      ? numWithUnits(total, { abbreviate: false, format: true })
+      : undefined
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.feeButton}>
       <ActionTooltip overlayText={numWithUnits(total, { abbreviate: false })}>
-        <ChildButton variant={variant} disabled={disabled || ctxDisabled}>{text}{total > 1 && <small> {numWithUnits(total, { abbreviate: false, format: true })}</small>}</ChildButton>
+        <ChildButton variant={variant} disabled={disabled || ctxDisabled}>{text}{feeText && <small> {feeText}</small>}</ChildButton>
       </ActionTooltip>
       {!me && <AnonInfo />}
-      {total > 1 &&
-        <Info>
-          <Receipt lines={lines} total={total} />
-        </Info>}
+      {(free && <Info><FreebieDialog /></Info>) ||
+       (total > 1 && <Info><Receipt lines={lines} total={total} /></Info>)}
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/item-info.js b/components/item-info.js
index aa796e59..35f170de 100644
--- a/components/item-info.js
+++ b/components/item-info.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default function ItemInfo ({
           </Link>}
         {me && !item.meSats && !item.position &&
           !item.mine && !item.deletedAt && <DontLikeThisDropdownItem id={item.id} />}
-        {item.mine && !item.position && !item.deletedAt &&
+        {item.mine && !item.position && !item.deletedAt && !item.bio &&
           <DeleteDropdownItem itemId={item.id} type={item.title ? 'post' : 'comment'} />}
         {me && !item.mine &&
           <>
diff --git a/components/job-form.js b/components/job-form.js
index 8da076e1..55564735 100644
--- a/components/job-form.js
+++ b/components/job-form.js
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ import Link from 'next/link'
 import { usePrice } from './price'
 import Avatar from './avatar'
 import { jobSchema } from '../lib/validate'
-import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
-import FeeButton from './fee-button'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 function satsMin2Mo (minute) {
   return minute * 30 * 24 * 60
@@ -155,13 +154,7 @@ export default function JobForm ({ item, sub }) {
         />
         <PromoteJob item={item} sub={sub} />
         {item && <StatusControl item={item} />}
-        <div className='d-flex align-items-center justify-content-end mt-3'>
-          <CancelButton />
-          <FeeButton
-            text={item ? 'save' : 'post'}
-            variant='secondary'
-          />
-        </div>
+        <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} canDelete={false} />
       </Form>
     </>
   )
diff --git a/components/link-form.js b/components/link-form.js
index 3262d3f2..381042a9 100644
--- a/components/link-form.js
+++ b/components/link-form.js
@@ -7,16 +7,13 @@ import AdvPostForm, { AdvPostInitial } from './adv-post-form'
 import { ITEM_FIELDS } from '../fragments/items'
 import Item from './item'
 import AccordianItem from './accordian-item'
-import FeeButton from './fee-button'
-import Delete from './delete'
-import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { linkSchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import Moon from '../svgs/moon-fill.svg'
 import { SubSelectInitial } from './sub-select-form'
-import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 import { normalizeForwards } from '../lib/form'
 import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
 import { useMe } from './me'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 export function LinkForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -193,26 +190,13 @@ export function LinkForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
           minRows={2}
         />
       </AdvPostForm>
-      <div className='mt-3'>
-        <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
-          {item
-            ? (
-              <Delete itemId={item.id} onDelete={() => router.push(`/items/${item.id}`)}>
-                <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
-              </Delete>)
-            : dupesLoading &&
-              <div className='d-flex justify-content-center'>
-                <Moon className='spin fill-grey' />
-                <div className='ms-2 text-muted' style={{ fontWeight: '600' }}>searching for dupes</div>
-              </div>}
-          <div className='d-flex align-items-center ms-auto'>
-            <CancelButton />
-            <FeeButton
-              text={item ? 'save' : 'post'} disabled={postDisabled} variant='secondary'
-            />
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} disable={postDisabled}>
+        {!item && dupesLoading &&
+          <div className='d-flex justify-content-center'>
+            <Moon className='spin fill-grey' />
+            <div className='ms-2 text-muted' style={{ fontWeight: '600' }}>searching for dupes</div>
+          </div>}
+      </ItemButtonBar>
       {!item &&
         <>
           {dupesData?.dupes?.length > 0 &&
diff --git a/components/poll-form.js b/components/poll-form.js
index cda03afe..0a3353a2 100644
--- a/components/poll-form.js
+++ b/components/poll-form.js
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ import { gql, useApolloClient, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import Countdown from './countdown'
 import AdvPostForm, { AdvPostInitial } from './adv-post-form'
 import { MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH, MAX_POLL_NUM_CHOICES, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
-import FeeButton from './fee-button'
-import Delete from './delete'
-import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { pollSchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import { SubSelectInitial } from './sub-select-form'
-import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import { normalizeForwards } from '../lib/form'
 import { useMe } from './me'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -98,22 +95,7 @@ export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
         maxLength={MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH}
       />
       <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
-      <div className='mt-3'>
-        <div className='mt-3'>
-          <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
-            {item &&
-              <Delete itemId={item.id} onDelete={() => router.push(`/items/${item.id}`)}>
-                <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
-              </Delete>}
-            <div className='d-flex align-items-center ms-auto'>
-              <CancelButton />
-              <FeeButton
-                text={item ? 'save' : 'post'} variant='secondary'
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} />
     </Form>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/post.js b/components/post.js
index 569ea8a6..3aeda9c7 100644
--- a/components/post.js
+++ b/components/post.js
@@ -10,24 +10,10 @@ import { LinkForm } from './link-form'
 import { PollForm } from './poll-form'
 import { BountyForm } from './bounty-form'
 import SubSelect from './sub-select-form'
-import Info from './info'
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
-import { FeeButtonProvider, postCommentBaseLineItems, postCommentUseRemoteLineItems } from './fee-button'
-
-function FreebieDialog () {
-  return (
-    <div className='text-center mb-4 text-muted'>
-      you have no sats, so this one is on us
-      <Info>
-        <ul className='fw-bold'>
-          <li>Free posts have limited visibility and are hidden on the recent tab until other stackers zap them.</li>
-          <li>Free posts will not cover posts that cost more than 1 sat.</li>
-          <li>To get fully visibile and unrestricted posts right away, fund your account with a few sats or earn some on Stacker News.</li>
-        </ul>
-      </Info>
-    </div>
-  )
-}
+import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider, postCommentBaseLineItems, postCommentUseRemoteLineItems } from './fee-button'
+import Delete from './delete'
+import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 
 export function PostForm ({ type, sub, children }) {
   const me = useMe()
@@ -49,7 +35,6 @@ export function PostForm ({ type, sub, children }) {
           <Alert className='position-absolute' style={{ top: '-6rem' }} variant='danger' onClose={() => setErrorMessage(undefined)} dismissible>
             {errorMessage}
           </Alert>}
-        {me?.sats < 1 && <FreebieDialog />}
         <SubSelect noForm sub={sub?.name} />
         <Link href={prefix + '/post?type=link'}>
           <Button variant='secondary'>link</Button>
@@ -121,3 +106,34 @@ export default function Post ({ sub }) {
     </>
   )
 }
+
+export function ItemButtonBar ({
+  itemId, canDelete = true, disable,
+  className, children, onDelete, onCancel, hasCancel = true,
+  createText = 'post', editText = 'save'
+}) {
+  const router = useRouter()
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`mt-3 ${className}`}>
+      <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
+        {itemId && canDelete &&
+          <Delete
+            itemId={itemId}
+            onDelete={onDelete || (() => router.push(`/items/${itemId}`))}
+          >
+            <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
+          </Delete>}
+        {children}
+        <div className='d-flex align-items-center ms-auto'>
+          {hasCancel && <CancelButton onClick={onCancel} />}
+          <FeeButton
+            text={itemId ? editText : createText}
+            variant='secondary'
+            disabled={disable}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/components/reply.js b/components/reply.js
index 2c13f0b9..b3fabe27 100644
--- a/components/reply.js
+++ b/components/reply.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import { COMMENTS } from '../fragments/comments'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef, useImperativeHandle } from 'react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider, postCommentBaseLineItems, postCommentUseRemoteLineItems } from './fee-button'
+import { FeeButtonProvider, postCommentBaseLineItems, postCommentUseRemoteLineItems } from './fee-button'
 import { commentsViewedAfterComment } from '../lib/new-comments'
 import { commentSchema } from '../lib/validate'
-import Info from './info'
 import { quote } from '../lib/md'
 import { COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT } from '../lib/constants'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from './post'
 
 export function ReplyOnAnotherPage ({ item }) {
   const path = item.path.split('.')
@@ -28,21 +28,6 @@ export function ReplyOnAnotherPage ({ item }) {
   )
 }
 
-function FreebieDialog () {
-  return (
-    <div className='text-muted'>
-      you have no sats, so this one is on us
-      <Info>
-        <ul className='fw-bold'>
-          <li>Free comments have limited visibility and are listed at the bottom of the comment section until other stackers zap them.</li>
-          <li>Free comments will not cover comments that cost more than 1 sat.</li>
-          <li>To get fully visibile and unrestricted comments right away, fund your account with a few sats or earn some on Stacker News.</li>
-        </ul>
-      </Info>
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
 export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children, placeholder, contentContainerRef }, ref) {
   const [reply, setReply] = useState(replyOpen)
   const me = useMe()
@@ -205,18 +190,9 @@ export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children
                 autoFocus={!replyOpen}
                 required
                 placeholder={placeholder}
-                hint={me?.sats < 1 && <FreebieDialog />}
                 innerRef={replyInput}
               />
-              <div className='d-flex mt-1'>
-                <div className='ms-auto'>
-                  <FeeButton
-                    text='reply'
-                    variant='secondary'
-                    alwaysShow
-                  />
-                </div>
-              </div>
+              <ItemButtonBar createText='reply' hasCancel={false} />
             </Form>
           </FeeButtonProvider>
         </div>}
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index 6a46065b..48623924 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const ITEM_FIELDS = gql`
     meForward
     outlawed
     freebie
+    bio
     ncomments
     commentSats
     lastCommentAt
diff --git a/lib/constants.js b/lib/constants.js
index a6a1dec3..af92d894 100644
--- a/lib/constants.js
+++ b/lib/constants.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export const MAX_FORWARDS = 5
 export const LNURLP_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH = 1000
 export const RESERVED_MAX_USER_ID = 615
 export const GLOBAL_SEED = 616
+export const FREEBIE_BASE_COST_THRESHOLD = 10
 
 export const FOUND_BLURBS = [
   'The harsh frontier is no place for the unprepared. This hat will protect you from the sun, dust, and other elements Mother Nature throws your way.',
diff --git a/pages/[name]/index.js b/pages/[name]/index.js
index 01cdc6e6..6c267a0e 100644
--- a/pages/[name]/index.js
+++ b/pages/[name]/index.js
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import { useMe } from '../../components/me'
 import { USER_FULL } from '../../fragments/users'
 import { ITEM_FIELDS } from '../../fragments/items'
 import { getGetServerSideProps } from '../../api/ssrApollo'
-import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider } from '../../components/fee-button'
+import { FeeButtonProvider } from '../../components/fee-button'
 import { bioSchema } from '../../lib/validate'
-import CancelButton from '../../components/cancel-button'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import PageLoading from '../../components/page-loading'
+import { ItemButtonBar } from '../../components/post'
 
 export const getServerSideProps = getGetServerSideProps({
   query: USER_FULL,
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ export function BioForm ({ handleDone, bio }) {
             name='bio'
             minRows={6}
           />
-          <div className='d-flex mt-3 justify-content-end'>
-            <CancelButton onClick={handleDone} />
-            <FeeButtonProvider>
-              <FeeButton text='save' variant='secondary' />
-            </FeeButtonProvider>
-          </div>
+          <ItemButtonBar createText='save' onCancel={handleDone} />
         </Form>
       </FeeButtonProvider>
     </div>