diff --git a/components/adv-post-form.js b/components/adv-post-form.js
index 615455bd..849dc1ac 100644
--- a/components/adv-post-form.js
+++ b/components/adv-post-form.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { numWithUnits } from '../lib/format'
 import styles from './adv-post-form.module.css'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import { useFeeButton } from './fee-button'
 
 const EMPTY_FORWARD = { nym: '', pct: '' }
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export function AdvPostInitial ({ forward, boost }) {
 export default function AdvPostForm ({ children }) {
   const me = useMe()
   const router = useRouter()
+  const { merge } = useFeeButton()
 
   return (
     <AccordianItem
@@ -51,6 +53,13 @@ export default function AdvPostForm ({ children }) {
               </div>
             }
             name='boost'
+            onChange={(_, e) => merge({
+              boost: {
+                term: `+ ${e.target.value}`,
+                label: 'boost',
+                modifier: cost => cost + Number(e.target.value)
+              }
+            })}
             hint={<span className='text-muted'>ranks posts higher temporarily based on the amount</span>}
             append={<InputGroup.Text className='text-monospace'>sats</InputGroup.Text>}
           />
diff --git a/components/bounty-form.js b/components/bounty-form.js
index f1b14bf4..3a3d8de2 100644
--- a/components/bounty-form.js
+++ b/components/bounty-form.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from '../components/form'
+import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput } from '../components/form'
 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, { EditFeeButton } from './fee-button'
+import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 import InputGroup from 'react-bootstrap/InputGroup'
 import { bountySchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import { SubSelectInitial } from './sub-select-form'
@@ -133,29 +133,12 @@ export function BountyForm ({
         }
       />
       <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
-      <div className='mt-3'>
-        {item
-          ? (
-            <div className='d-flex'>
-              <CancelButton />
-              <EditFeeButton
-                paidSats={item.meSats}
-                parentId={null}
-                text='save'
-                ChildButton={SubmitButton}
-                variant='secondary'
-              />
-            </div>
-            )
-          : (
-            <FeeButton
-              baseFee={1}
-              parentId={null}
-              text={buttonText}
-              ChildButton={SubmitButton}
-              variant='secondary'
-            />
-            )}
+      <div className='d-flex mt-3'>
+        <CancelButton />
+        <FeeButton
+          text={buttonText}
+          variant='secondary'
+        />
       </div>
     </Form>
   )
diff --git a/components/cancel-button.js b/components/cancel-button.js
index b823d50f..1f4a4cc3 100644
--- a/components/cancel-button.js
+++ b/components/cancel-button.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 export default function CancelButton ({ onClick }) {
   const router = useRouter()
   return (
-    <Button className='me-3 text-muted nav-link fw-bold' variant='link' onClick={onClick || (() => router.back())}>cancel</Button>
+    <Button className='me-4 text-muted nav-link fw-bold' variant='link' onClick={onClick || (() => router.back())}>cancel</Button>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/comment-edit.js b/components/comment-edit.js
index 0f6e1077..63250d8e 100644
--- a/components/comment-edit.js
+++ b/components/comment-edit.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { Form, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from '../components/form'
+import { Form, MarkdownInput } from '../components/form'
 import { gql, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import styles from './reply.module.css'
-import { EditFeeButton } from './fee-button'
 import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import Delete from './delete'
 import { commentSchema } from '../lib/validate'
+import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider } from './fee-button'
 
 export default function CommentEdit ({ comment, editThreshold, onSuccess, onCancel }) {
   const [upsertComment] = useMutation(
@@ -29,37 +29,41 @@ export default function CommentEdit ({ comment, editThreshold, onSuccess, onCanc
 
   return (
     <div className={`${styles.reply} mt-2`}>
-      <Form
-        initial={{
-          text: comment.text
-        }}
-        schema={commentSchema}
-        onSubmit={async (values, { resetForm }) => {
-          const { error } = await upsertComment({ variables: { ...values, id: comment.id } })
-          if (error) {
-            throw new Error({ message: error.toString() })
-          }
-          if (onSuccess) {
-            onSuccess()
-          }
-        }}
-      >
-        <MarkdownInput
-          name='text'
-          minRows={6}
-          autoFocus
-          required
-        />
-        <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
-          <Delete itemId={comment.id} onDelete={onSuccess} type='comment'>
-            <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
-          </Delete>
-          <EditFeeButton
-            paidSats={comment.meSats}
-            parentId={comment.parentId} text='save' ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
+      <FeeButtonProvider>
+        <Form
+          initial={{
+            text: comment.text
+          }}
+          schema={commentSchema}
+          onSubmit={async (values, { resetForm }) => {
+            const { error } = await upsertComment({ variables: { ...values, id: comment.id } })
+            if (error) {
+              throw new Error({ message: error.toString() })
+            }
+            if (onSuccess) {
+              onSuccess()
+            }
+          }}
+        >
+          <MarkdownInput
+            name='text'
+            minRows={6}
+            autoFocus
+            required
           />
-        </div>
-      </Form>
+          <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>
+        </Form>
+      </FeeButtonProvider>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/discussion-form.js b/components/discussion-form.js
index 9166a1d4..f94c3985 100644
--- a/components/discussion-form.js
+++ b/components/discussion-form.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from '../components/form'
+import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput } from '../components/form'
 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, { EditFeeButton } from './fee-button'
+import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 import { ITEM_FIELDS } from '../fragments/items'
 import AccordianItem from './accordian-item'
 import Item from './item'
@@ -134,24 +134,19 @@ export function DiscussionForm ({
       />
       <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
       <div className='mt-3'>
-        {item
-          ? (
-            <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
-              <Delete itemId={item.id} onDelete={() => router.push(`/items/${item.id}`)}>
-                <Button variant='grey-medium'>delete</Button>
-              </Delete>
-              <div className='d-flex'>
-                <CancelButton />
-                <EditFeeButton
-                  paidSats={item.meSats}
-                  parentId={null} text='save' ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>)
-          : <FeeButton
-              baseFee={1} parentId={null} text={buttonText}
-              ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-            />}
+        <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>
       {!item &&
         <div className={`mt-3 ${related.length > 0 ? '' : 'invisible'}`}>
diff --git a/components/fee-button.js b/components/fee-button.js
index 580aa2ee..5c819f0b 100644
--- a/components/fee-button.js
+++ b/components/fee-button.js
@@ -1,44 +1,131 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useContext, createContext, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 import Table from 'react-bootstrap/Table'
 import ActionTooltip from './action-tooltip'
 import Info from './info'
 import styles from './fee-button.module.css'
 import { gql, useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
-import { useFormikContext } from 'formik'
-import { SSR, ANON_COMMENT_FEE, ANON_POST_FEE } from '../lib/constants'
+import { SSR } from '../lib/constants'
 import { numWithUnits } from '../lib/format'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import AnonIcon from '../svgs/spy-fill.svg'
 import { useShowModal } from './modal'
 import Link from 'next/link'
+import { SubmitButton } from './form'
 
-function Receipt ({ cost, repetition, imageFeesInfo, baseFee, parentId, boost }) {
+const FeeButtonContext = createContext()
+
+export function postCommentBaseLineItems ({ baseCost = 1, comment = false, me }) {
+  // XXX this doesn't match the logic on the server but it has the same
+  // result on fees ... will need to change the server logic to match
+  const anonCharge = me
+    ? {}
+    : {
+        anonCharge: {
+          term: 'x 100',
+          label: 'anon mult',
+          modifier: (cost) => cost * 100
+        }
+      }
+  return {
+    baseCost: {
+      term: baseCost,
+      label: `${comment ? 'comment' : 'post'} cost`,
+      modifier: (cost) => cost + baseCost
+    },
+    ...anonCharge
+  }
+}
+
+export function postCommentUseRemoteLineItems ({ parentId, me } = {}) {
+  if (!me) return () => {}
+  const query = parentId
+    ? gql`{ itemRepetition(parentId: "${parentId}") }`
+    : gql`{ itemRepetition }`
+  return function useRemoteLineItems () {
+    const [line, setLine] = useState({})
+
+    const { data } = useQuery(query, SSR ? {} : { pollInterval: 1000, nextFetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network' })
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const repetition = data?.itemRepetition || 0
+      if (!repetition) return
+      setLine({
+        itemRepetition: {
+          term: <>x 10<sup>{repetition}</sup></>,
+          label: <>{repetition} {parentId ? 'repeat or self replies' : 'posts'} in 10m</>,
+          modifier: (cost) => cost * Math.pow(10, repetition)
+        }
+      })
+    }, [data?.itemRepetition])
+
+    return line
+  }
+}
+
+export function FeeButtonProvider ({ baseLineItems = {}, useRemoteLineItems = () => null, children }) {
+  const [lineItems, setLineItems] = useState({})
+
+  const remoteLineItems = useRemoteLineItems()
+
+  const mergeLineItems = useCallback((newLineItems) => {
+    setLineItems(lineItems => ({
+      ...lineItems,
+      ...newLineItems
+    }))
+  }, [setLineItems])
+
+  const value = useMemo(() => {
+    const lines = { ...baseLineItems, ...lineItems, ...remoteLineItems }
+    return {
+      lines,
+      merge: mergeLineItems,
+      total: Object.values(lines).reduce((acc, { modifier }) => modifier(acc), 0)
+    }
+  }, [baseLineItems, lineItems, remoteLineItems, mergeLineItems])
+
+  return (
+    <FeeButtonContext.Provider value={value}>
+      {children}
+    </FeeButtonContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export function useFeeButton () {
+  return useContext(FeeButtonContext)
+}
+
+export default function FeeButton ({ ChildButton = SubmitButton, variant, text, disabled }) {
+  const me = useMe()
+  const { lines, total } = useFeeButton()
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.feeButton}>
+      <ActionTooltip overlayText={numWithUnits(total, { abbreviate: false })}>
+        <ChildButton variant={variant} disabled={disabled}>{text}{total > 1 && <small> {numWithUnits(total, { abbreviate: false, format: true })}</small>}</ChildButton>
+      </ActionTooltip>
+      {!me && <AnonInfo />}
+      {total > 1 &&
+        <Info>
+          <Receipt lines={lines} total={total} />
+        </Info>}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function Receipt ({ lines, total }) {
   return (
     <Table className={styles.receipt} borderless size='sm'>
       <tbody>
-        <tr>
-          <td>{numWithUnits(baseFee, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
-          <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>{parentId ? 'reply' : 'post'} fee</td>
-        </tr>
-        {repetition > 0 &&
-          <tr>
-            <td>x 10<sup>{repetition}</sup></td>
-            <td className='font-weight-light' align='right'>{repetition} {parentId ? 'repeat or self replies' : 'posts'} in 10m</td>
-          </tr>}
-        {imageFeesInfo.totalFees > 0 &&
-          <tr>
-            <td>+ {imageFeesInfo.nUnpaid} x {numWithUnits(imageFeesInfo.imageFee, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
-            <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>image fee</td>
-          </tr>}
-        {boost > 0 &&
-          <tr>
-            <td>+ {numWithUnits(boost, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
-            <td className='font-weight-light' align='right'>boost</td>
-          </tr>}
+        {Object.entries(lines).map(([key, { term, label, omit }]) => (
+          !omit &&
+            <tr key={key}>
+              <td>{term}</td>
+              <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>{label}</td>
+            </tr>))}
       </tbody>
       <tfoot>
         <tr>
-          <td className='fw-bold'>{numWithUnits(cost, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
+          <td className='fw-bold'>{numWithUnits(total, { abbreviate: false, format: true })}</td>
           <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>total fee</td>
         </tr>
       </tfoot>
@@ -68,92 +155,3 @@ function AnonInfo () {
     />
   )
 }
-
-export default function FeeButton ({ parentId, baseFee, ChildButton, variant, text, alwaysShow, disabled }) {
-  const me = useMe()
-  baseFee = me ? baseFee : (parentId ? ANON_COMMENT_FEE : ANON_POST_FEE)
-  const query = parentId
-    ? gql`{ itemRepetition(parentId: "${parentId}") }`
-    : gql`{ itemRepetition }`
-  const { data } = useQuery(query, SSR ? {} : { pollInterval: 1000, nextFetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network' })
-  const repetition = me ? data?.itemRepetition || 0 : 0
-  const formik = useFormikContext()
-  const boost = Number(formik?.values?.boost) || 0
-  const cost = baseFee * Math.pow(10, repetition) + Number(boost)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    formik?.setFieldValue('cost', cost)
-  }, [formik?.getFieldProps('cost').value, cost])
-
-  const imageFeesInfo = formik?.getFieldProps('imageFeesInfo').value || { totalFees: 0 }
-  const totalCost = cost + imageFeesInfo.totalFees
-
-  const show = alwaysShow || !formik?.isSubmitting
-  return (
-    <div className={styles.feeButton}>
-      <ActionTooltip overlayText={numWithUnits(totalCost, { abbreviate: false })}>
-        <ChildButton variant={variant} disabled={disabled}>{text}{totalCost > 1 && show && <small> {numWithUnits(totalCost, { abbreviate: false })}</small>}</ChildButton>
-      </ActionTooltip>
-      {!me && <AnonInfo />}
-      {totalCost > baseFee && show &&
-        <Info>
-          <Receipt baseFee={baseFee} imageFeesInfo={imageFeesInfo} repetition={repetition} cost={totalCost} parentId={parentId} boost={boost} />
-        </Info>}
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
-function EditReceipt ({ cost, paidSats, imageFeesInfo, boost, parentId }) {
-  return (
-    <Table className={styles.receipt} borderless size='sm'>
-      <tbody>
-        <tr>
-          <td>{numWithUnits(0, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
-          <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>edit fee</td>
-        </tr>
-        {imageFeesInfo.totalFees > 0 &&
-          <tr>
-            <td>+ {imageFeesInfo.nUnpaid} x {numWithUnits(imageFeesInfo.imageFee, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
-            <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>image fee</td>
-          </tr>}
-        {boost > 0 &&
-          <tr>
-            <td>+ {numWithUnits(boost, { abbreviate: false })}</td>
-            <td className='font-weight-light' align='right'>boost</td>
-          </tr>}
-      </tbody>
-      <tfoot>
-        <tr>
-          <td className='fw-bold'>{numWithUnits(cost)}</td>
-          <td align='right' className='font-weight-light'>total fee</td>
-        </tr>
-      </tfoot>
-    </Table>
-  )
-}
-
-export function EditFeeButton ({ paidSats, ChildButton, variant, text, alwaysShow, parentId }) {
-  const formik = useFormikContext()
-  const boost = (formik?.values?.boost || 0) - (formik?.initialValues?.boost || 0)
-  const cost = Number(boost)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    formik?.setFieldValue('cost', cost)
-  }, [formik?.getFieldProps('cost').value, cost])
-
-  const imageFeesInfo = formik?.getFieldProps('imageFeesInfo').value || { totalFees: 0 }
-  const totalCost = cost + imageFeesInfo.totalFees
-
-  const show = alwaysShow || !formik?.isSubmitting
-  return (
-    <div className='d-flex align-items-center'>
-      <ActionTooltip overlayText={numWithUnits(totalCost >= 0 ? totalCost : 0, { abbreviate: false })}>
-        <ChildButton variant={variant}>{text}{totalCost > 0 && show && <small> {numWithUnits(totalCost, { abbreviate: false })}</small>}</ChildButton>
-      </ActionTooltip>
-      {totalCost > 0 && show &&
-        <Info>
-          <EditReceipt paidSats={paidSats} imageFeesInfo={imageFeesInfo} cost={totalCost} parentId={parentId} boost={boost} />
-        </Info>}
-    </div>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/components/form.js b/components/form.js
index 6e3564e3..c26b3125 100644
--- a/components/form.js
+++ b/components/form.js
@@ -23,20 +23,17 @@ import { numWithUnits } from '../lib/format'
 import textAreaCaret from 'textarea-caret'
 import ReactDatePicker from 'react-datepicker'
 import 'react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css'
-import { debounce } from './use-debounce-callback'
+import useDebounceCallback, { debounce } from './use-debounce-callback'
 import { ImageUpload } from './image'
 import { AWS_S3_URL_REGEXP } from '../lib/constants'
 import { dayMonthYear, dayMonthYearToDate, whenToFrom } from '../lib/time'
+import { useFeeButton } from './fee-button'
+import Thumb from '../svgs/thumb-up-fill.svg'
 
 export function SubmitButton ({
-  children, variant, value, onClick, disabled, cost, ...props
+  children, variant, value, onClick, disabled, ...props
 }) {
   const formik = useFormikContext()
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (cost) {
-      formik?.setFieldValue('cost', cost)
-    }
-  }, [formik?.setFieldValue, formik?.getFieldProps('cost').value, cost])
 
   return (
     <Button
@@ -58,11 +55,14 @@ export function SubmitButton ({
 
 export function CopyInput (props) {
   const toaster = useToast()
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false)
 
   const handleClick = async () => {
     try {
       await copy(props.placeholder)
       toaster.success('copied')
+      setCopied(true)
+      setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1500)
     } catch (err) {
       toaster.danger('failed to copy')
     }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function CopyInput (props) {
           className={styles.appendButton}
           size={props.size}
           onClick={handleClick}
-        >copy
+        >{copied ? <Thumb width={18} height={18} /> : 'copy'}
         </Button>
       }
       {...props}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function MarkdownInput ({ label, topLevel, groupClassName, onChange, onKe
   innerRef = innerRef || useRef(null)
   const imageUploadRef = useRef(null)
   const previousTab = useRef(tab)
-  const formik = useFormikContext()
+  const { merge } = useFeeButton()
   const toaster = useToast()
   const [updateImageFeesInfo] = useLazyQuery(gql`
   query imageFeesInfo($s3Keys: [Int]!) {
@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ export function MarkdownInput ({ label, topLevel, groupClassName, onChange, onKe
       toaster.danger(err.message || err.toString?.())
     },
     onCompleted: ({ imageFeesInfo }) => {
-      formik?.setFieldValue('imageFeesInfo', imageFeesInfo)
+      merge({
+        imageFee: {
+          term: `+ ${numWithUnits(imageFeesInfo.totalFees, { abbreviate: false })}`,
+          label: 'image fee',
+          modifier: cost => cost + imageFeesInfo.totalFees,
+          omit: !imageFeesInfo.totalFees
+        }
+      })
     }
   })
 
@@ -164,11 +171,11 @@ export function MarkdownInput ({ label, topLevel, groupClassName, onChange, onKe
     innerRef.current.focus()
   }, [mentionIndices, innerRef, helpers?.setValue])
 
-  const imageFeesUpdate = useCallback(debounce(
+  const imageFeesUpdate = useDebounceCallback(
     (text) => {
       const s3Keys = text ? [...text.matchAll(AWS_S3_URL_REGEXP)].map(m => Number(m[1])) : []
       updateImageFeesInfo({ variables: { s3Keys } })
-    }, 1000), [debounce, updateImageFeesInfo])
+    }, 1000, [updateImageFeesInfo])
 
   const onChangeInner = useCallback((formik, e) => {
     if (onChange) onChange(formik, e)
@@ -426,6 +433,7 @@ function InputInner ({
         // for some reason we have to turn off validation to get formik to
         // not assume this is invalid
         helpers.setValue(draft, false)
+        onChange && onChange(formik, { target: { value: draft } })
       }
     }
   }, [overrideValue])
@@ -720,6 +728,7 @@ export function Form ({
 }) {
   const toaster = useToast()
   const initialErrorToasted = useRef(false)
+  const feeButton = useFeeButton()
   useEffect(() => {
     if (initialError && !initialErrorToasted.current) {
       toaster.danger(initialError.message || initialError.toString?.())
@@ -757,11 +766,8 @@ export function Form ({
       if (onSubmit) {
         // extract cost from formik fields
         // (cost may also be set in a formik field named 'amount')
-        let cost = values?.cost || values?.amount
+        const cost = feeButton?.total || values?.amount
         if (cost) {
-          // add potential image fees which are set in a different field
-          // to differentiate between fees (in receipts for example)
-          cost += (values?.imageFeesInfo?.totalFees || 0)
           values.cost = cost
         }
 
diff --git a/components/job-form.js b/components/job-form.js
index 20f3d12d..8da076e1 100644
--- a/components/job-form.js
+++ b/components/job-form.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Checkbox, Form, Input, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from './form'
+import { Checkbox, Form, Input, MarkdownInput } from './form'
 import Row from 'react-bootstrap/Row'
 import Col from 'react-bootstrap/Col'
 import InputGroup from 'react-bootstrap/InputGroup'
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { usePrice } from './price'
 import Avatar from './avatar'
-import ActionTooltip from './action-tooltip'
 import { jobSchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import CancelButton from './cancel-button'
 import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
+import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 
 function satsMin2Mo (minute) {
   return minute * 30 * 24 * 60
@@ -156,18 +156,11 @@ 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'>
-          {item
-            ? (
-              <div className='d-flex'>
-                <CancelButton />
-                <SubmitButton variant='secondary'>save</SubmitButton>
-              </div>
-              )
-            : (
-              <ActionTooltip overlayText='1000 sats'>
-                <SubmitButton cost={1000} variant='secondary'>post <small> 1000 sats</small></SubmitButton>
-              </ActionTooltip>
-              )}
+          <CancelButton />
+          <FeeButton
+            text={item ? 'save' : 'post'}
+            variant='secondary'
+          />
         </div>
       </Form>
     </>
diff --git a/components/link-form.js b/components/link-form.js
index f8b69ce4..3262d3f2 100644
--- a/components/link-form.js
+++ b/components/link-form.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
-import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from '../components/form'
+import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput } from '../components/form'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { gql, useApolloClient, useLazyQuery, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import Countdown from './countdown'
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import AdvPostForm, { AdvPostInitial } from './adv-post-form'
 import { ITEM_FIELDS } from '../fragments/items'
 import Item from './item'
 import AccordianItem from './accordian-item'
-import FeeButton, { EditFeeButton } from './fee-button'
+import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 import Delete from './delete'
 import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { linkSchema } from '../lib/validate'
@@ -194,33 +194,24 @@ export function LinkForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
         />
       </AdvPostForm>
       <div className='mt-3'>
-        {item
-          ? (
-            <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
+        <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'>
-                <CancelButton />
-                <EditFeeButton
-                  paidSats={item.meSats}
-                  parentId={null} text='save' ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>)
-          : (
-            <div className='d-flex align-items-center'>
-              <FeeButton
-                baseFee={1} parentId={null} text='post' disabled={postDisabled}
-                ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-              />
-              {dupesLoading &&
-                <div className='d-flex ms-3 justify-content-center'>
-                  <Moon className='spin fill-grey' />
-                  <div className='ms-2 text-muted' style={{ fontWeight: '600' }}>searching for dupes</div>
-                </div>}
-            </div>
-            )}
+              </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>
       {!item &&
         <>
diff --git a/components/poll-form.js b/components/poll-form.js
index 6e678878..cda03afe 100644
--- a/components/poll-form.js
+++ b/components/poll-form.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton, VariableInput } from '../components/form'
+import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput, VariableInput } from '../components/form'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 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, { EditFeeButton } from './fee-button'
+import FeeButton from './fee-button'
 import Delete from './delete'
 import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { pollSchema } from '../lib/validate'
@@ -99,24 +99,20 @@ export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
       />
       <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
       <div className='mt-3'>
-        {item
-          ? (
-            <div className='d-flex justify-content-between'>
+        <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'>
-                <CancelButton />
-                <EditFeeButton
-                  paidSats={item.meSats}
-                  parentId={null} text='save' ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>)
-          : <FeeButton
-              baseFee={1} parentId={null} text='post'
-              ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-            />}
+              </Delete>}
+            <div className='d-flex align-items-center ms-auto'>
+              <CancelButton />
+              <FeeButton
+                text={item ? 'save' : 'post'} variant='secondary'
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </Form>
   )
diff --git a/components/post.js b/components/post.js
index 73877bbd..569ea8a6 100644
--- a/components/post.js
+++ b/components/post.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ 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 (
@@ -94,7 +95,14 @@ export function PostForm ({ type, sub, children }) {
     FormType = BountyForm
   }
 
-  return <FormType sub={sub}>{children}</FormType>
+  return (
+    <FeeButtonProvider
+      baseLineItems={sub ? postCommentBaseLineItems({ baseCost: sub.baseCost, me: !!me }) : undefined}
+      useRemoteLineItems={postCommentUseRemoteLineItems({ me: !!me })}
+    >
+      <FormType sub={sub}>{children}</FormType>
+    </FeeButtonProvider>
+  )
 }
 
 export default function Post ({ sub }) {
diff --git a/components/reply.js b/components/reply.js
index e863a199..2c13f0b9 100644
--- a/components/reply.js
+++ b/components/reply.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { Form, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from '../components/form'
+import { Form, MarkdownInput } from '../components/form'
 import { gql, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import styles from './reply.module.css'
 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 from './fee-button'
+import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider, postCommentBaseLineItems, postCommentUseRemoteLineItems } from './fee-button'
 import { commentsViewedAfterComment } from '../lib/new-comments'
 import { commentSchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import Info from './info'
@@ -183,35 +183,43 @@ export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children
             {/* HACK if we need more items, we should probably do a comment toolbar */}
             {children}
           </div>)}
-      <div className={styles.reply} style={{ display: reply ? 'block' : 'none' }}>
-        <Form
-          initial={{
-            text: ''
-          }}
-          schema={commentSchema}
-          invoiceable
-          onSubmit={onSubmit}
-          storageKeyPrefix={`reply-${parentId}`}
-          innerRef={formInnerRef}
-        >
-          <MarkdownInput
-            name='text'
-            minRows={6}
-            autoFocus={!replyOpen}
-            required
-            placeholder={placeholder}
-            hint={me?.sats < 1 && <FreebieDialog />}
-            innerRef={replyInput}
-          />
-          {reply &&
-            <div className='mt-1'>
-              <FeeButton
-                baseFee={1} parentId={parentId} text='reply'
-                ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary' alwaysShow
+      {reply &&
+        <div className={styles.reply}>
+          <FeeButtonProvider
+            baseLineItems={postCommentBaseLineItems({ baseCost: 1, comment: true, me: !!me })}
+            useRemoteLineItems={postCommentUseRemoteLineItems({ parentId: item.id, me: !!me })}
+          >
+            <Form
+              initial={{
+                text: ''
+              }}
+              schema={commentSchema}
+              invoiceable
+              onSubmit={onSubmit}
+              storageKeyPrefix={`reply-${parentId}`}
+              innerRef={formInnerRef}
+            >
+              <MarkdownInput
+                name='text'
+                minRows={6}
+                autoFocus={!replyOpen}
+                required
+                placeholder={placeholder}
+                hint={me?.sats < 1 && <FreebieDialog />}
+                innerRef={replyInput}
               />
-            </div>}
-        </Form>
-      </div>
+              <div className='d-flex mt-1'>
+                <div className='ms-auto'>
+                  <FeeButton
+                    text='reply'
+                    variant='secondary'
+                    alwaysShow
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </Form>
+          </FeeButtonProvider>
+        </div>}
     </div>
   )
 })
diff --git a/lib/apollo.js b/lib/apollo.js
index 1cdeec4c..5d50ce75 100644
--- a/lib/apollo.js
+++ b/lib/apollo.js
@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@ function getClient (uri) {
   return new ApolloClient({
     link: new HttpLink({ uri }),
     ssrMode: SSR,
+    connectToDevTools: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
     cache: new InMemoryCache({
       freezeResults: true,
       typePolicies: {
         Query: {
           fields: {
+            sub: {
+              keyArgs: ['name'],
+              merge (existing, incoming) {
+                return incoming
+              }
+            },
             topUsers: {
               keyArgs: ['when', 'by', 'from', 'to', 'limit'],
               merge (existing, incoming) {
diff --git a/pages/[name]/index.js b/pages/[name]/index.js
index a86ae4cd..780c797d 100644
--- a/pages/[name]/index.js
+++ b/pages/[name]/index.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import styles from '../../styles/user.module.css'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import ItemFull from '../../components/item-full'
-import { Form, MarkdownInput, SubmitButton } from '../../components/form'
+import { Form, MarkdownInput } from '../../components/form'
 import { useMe } from '../../components/me'
 import { USER_FULL } from '../../fragments/users'
 import { ITEM_FIELDS } from '../../fragments/items'
 import { getGetServerSideProps } from '../../api/ssrApollo'
-import FeeButton, { EditFeeButton } from '../../components/fee-button'
+import FeeButton, { FeeButtonProvider } from '../../components/fee-button'
 import { bioSchema } from '../../lib/validate'
 import CancelButton from '../../components/cancel-button'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
@@ -69,15 +69,9 @@ export function BioForm ({ handleDone, bio }) {
         />
         <div className='d-flex mt-3 justify-content-end'>
           <CancelButton onClick={handleDone} />
-          {bio?.text
-            ? <EditFeeButton
-                paidSats={bio?.meSats}
-                parentId={null} text='save' ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-              />
-            : <FeeButton
-                baseFee={1} parentId={null} text='create'
-                ChildButton={SubmitButton} variant='secondary'
-              />}
+          <FeeButtonProvider>
+            <FeeButton text='save' variant='secondary' />
+          </FeeButtonProvider>
         </div>
       </Form>
     </div>
diff --git a/pages/items/[id]/edit.js b/pages/items/[id]/edit.js
index 4e5b9050..075f43f7 100644
--- a/pages/items/[id]/edit.js
+++ b/pages/items/[id]/edit.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import PageLoading from '../../../components/page-loading'
+import { FeeButtonProvider } from '../../../components/fee-button'
 
 export const getServerSideProps = getGetServerSideProps({
   query: ITEM,
@@ -39,11 +40,23 @@ export default function PostEdit ({ ssrData }) {
     FormType = BountyForm
   }
 
+  const existingBoostLineItem = item.boost
+    ? {
+        existingBoost: {
+          label: 'old boost',
+          term: `- ${item.boost}`,
+          modifier: cost => cost - item.boost
+        }
+      }
+    : undefined
+
   return (
     <CenterLayout sub={sub}>
-      <FormType item={item} editThreshold={editThreshold}>
-        {!item.isJob && <SubSelect label='sub' item={item} setSub={setSub} sub={sub} />}
-      </FormType>
+      <FeeButtonProvider baseLineItems={existingBoostLineItem}>
+        <FormType item={item} editThreshold={editThreshold}>
+          {!item.isJob && <SubSelect label='sub' item={item} setSub={setSub} sub={sub} />}
+        </FormType>
+      </FeeButtonProvider>
     </CenterLayout>
   )
 }
diff --git a/pages/rewards/index.js b/pages/rewards/index.js
index 6d833130..eb72a82f 100644
--- a/pages/rewards/index.js
+++ b/pages/rewards/index.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function DonateButton () {
       <Button onClick={() => showModal(onClose => (
         <Form
           initial={{
-            amount: 1000
+            amount: 10000
           }}
           schema={amountSchema}
           invoiceable
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20231110182629_create_item_base_cost/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20231110182629_create_item_base_cost/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58d37e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20231110182629_create_item_base_cost/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+-- add base cost
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_item(
+    jitem JSONB, forward JSONB, poll_options JSONB, spam_within INTERVAL, upload_ids INTEGER[])
+RETURNS "Item"
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+    user_msats BIGINT;
+    cost_msats BIGINT := 1000;
+    base_cost_msats BIGINT;
+    freebie BOOLEAN;
+    item "Item";
+    med_votes FLOAT;
+    select_clause TEXT;
+BEGIN
+    PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
+
+    -- access fields with appropriate types
+    item := jsonb_populate_record(NULL::"Item", jitem);
+
+    SELECT msats INTO user_msats FROM users WHERE id = item."userId";
+
+    -- if this is a post, get the base cost of the sub
+    IF item."parentId" IS NULL THEN
+        SELECT "baseCost" * 1000, "baseCost" * 1000
+        INTO base_cost_msats, cost_msats
+        FROM "Sub"
+        WHERE name = item."subName";
+    END IF;
+
+    IF item."maxBid" IS NULL THEN
+        -- spam multiplier
+        cost_msats := cost_msats * POWER(10, item_spam(item."parentId", item."userId", spam_within));
+    END IF;
+
+    -- add image fees
+    IF upload_ids IS NOT NULL THEN
+        cost_msats := cost_msats + (SELECT "nUnpaid" * "imageFeeMsats" FROM image_fees_info(item."userId", upload_ids));
+        UPDATE "Upload" SET paid = 't' WHERE id = ANY(upload_ids);
+    END IF;
+
+    -- it's only a freebie if it's no greater than the base cost, they have less than the cost, and boost = 0
+    freebie := (cost_msats <= base_cost_msats) AND (user_msats < cost_msats) AND (item.boost IS NULL OR item.boost = 0);
+
+    IF NOT freebie AND cost_msats > user_msats THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS';
+    END IF;
+
+    -- get this user's median item score
+    SELECT COALESCE(
+        percentile_cont(0.5) WITHIN GROUP(
+            ORDER BY "weightedVotes" - "weightedDownVotes"), 0)
+        INTO med_votes FROM "Item" WHERE "userId" = item."userId";
+
+    -- if their median votes are positive, start at 0
+    -- if the median votes are negative, start their post with that many down votes
+    -- basically: if their median post is bad, presume this post is too
+    -- addendum: if they're an anon poster, always start at 0
+    IF med_votes >= 0 OR item."userId" = 27 THEN
+        med_votes := 0;
+    ELSE
+        med_votes := ABS(med_votes);
+    END IF;
+
+    -- there's no great way to set default column values when using json_populate_record
+    -- so we need to only select fields with non-null values that way when func input
+    -- does not include a value, the default value is used instead of null
+    SELECT string_agg(quote_ident(key), ',') INTO select_clause
+    FROM jsonb_object_keys(jsonb_strip_nulls(jitem)) k(key);
+    -- insert the item
+    EXECUTE format($fmt$
+        INSERT INTO "Item" (%s, "weightedDownVotes", freebie)
+        SELECT %1$s, %L, %L
+        FROM jsonb_populate_record(NULL::"Item", %L) RETURNING *
+    $fmt$, select_clause, med_votes, freebie, jitem) INTO item;
+
+    INSERT INTO "ItemForward" ("itemId", "userId", "pct")
+        SELECT item.id, "userId", "pct" FROM jsonb_populate_recordset(NULL::"ItemForward", forward);
+
+    -- Automatically subscribe to one's own posts
+    INSERT INTO "ThreadSubscription" ("itemId", "userId")
+    VALUES (item.id, item."userId");
+
+    -- Automatically subscribe forward recipients to the new post
+    INSERT INTO "ThreadSubscription" ("itemId", "userId")
+        SELECT item.id, "userId" FROM jsonb_populate_recordset(NULL::"ItemForward", forward);
+
+    INSERT INTO "PollOption" ("itemId", "option")
+        SELECT item.id, "option" FROM jsonb_array_elements_text(poll_options) o("option");
+
+    IF NOT freebie THEN
+        UPDATE users SET msats = msats - cost_msats WHERE id = item."userId";
+
+        INSERT INTO "ItemAct" (msats, "itemId", "userId", act)
+        VALUES (cost_msats, item.id, item."userId", 'FEE');
+    END IF;
+
+    -- if this item has boost
+    IF item.boost > 0 THEN
+        PERFORM item_act(item.id, item."userId", 'BOOST', item.boost);
+    END IF;
+
+    -- if this is a job
+    IF item."maxBid" IS NOT NULL THEN
+        PERFORM run_auction(item.id);
+    END IF;
+
+    -- if this is a bio
+    IF item.bio THEN
+        UPDATE users SET "bioId" = item.id WHERE id = item."userId";
+    END IF;
+
+    -- record attachments
+    IF upload_ids IS NOT NULL THEN
+        INSERT INTO "ItemUpload" ("itemId", "uploadId")
+            SELECT item.id, * FROM UNNEST(upload_ids);
+    END IF;
+
+    -- schedule imgproxy job
+    INSERT INTO pgboss.job (name, data, retrylimit, retrybackoff, startafter)
+    VALUES ('imgproxy', jsonb_build_object('id', item.id), 21, true, now() + interval '5 seconds');
+
+    RETURN item;
+END;
+$$;
+
+UPDATE "Sub" SET "baseCost" = 10 WHERE name <> 'jobs';
+UPDATE "Sub" SET "baseCost" = 10000 WHERE name = 'jobs';
\ No newline at end of file