I am fortunate enough so that I don't rely on Patreon or any donation for my living. Which means I can pretty much relax and just concentrate on what I want to do and not what other people want me to do. However, I have enough to pay all my bills and food but I don't have enough to save for new equipment.
Except my graphic card which was a gift RTX 3080 (10GB) my hardware is around 6-7 Years old. It's basically my brothers old stuff. I am very often at my PCs limit while rendering. And not speaking about Animations yet. They are on another level.

So I hope with Patreon I can buy a new PC one day and so I prefer to ask them first before taking any risks.