Originally posted [here](https://kusama.subsquare.io/treasury/proposal/231).

Hello Kusama community,

This proposal is for a retroactive grant of my two open source, free tools. One for selecting the best validators and another for gathering staking income in a spreadsheet. You can try the validator selector [here](https://james-sangalli.github.io/dot-validator-selector/) and the staking income spreadsheet generator [here](https://james-sangalli.github.io/dot-staking-income-web/).

I originally set out to create these tools because I was struggling with staking. Selecting the best validators and tracking your staking income were unsolved issues at the time and they are still causing confusion for many. Therefore, I decided to solve my own problems and the problems of others by creating simple, easy to use tools that would get the job done. 

You can read the full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YT2qssdH12AtWFRloRnBanK6H1sGuE6EaX782d4qK40/edit?usp=sharing).

Thank you for taking the time to consider this proposal!



- The person is proposing to receive a grant for two open source tools they created.
- The tools help with selecting the best validators and tracking staking income.
- The person created the tools because they were having trouble with staking and wanted to help others.
- You can try the tools by clicking on the provided links.
- The full proposal can be read by clicking on another link.

#2041 Big spender proposal: Polkadot/Kusama staking tools