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!

Put forward a suggestion for spending. A deposit proportional to the value
is reserved and slashed if the proposal is rejected. It is returned once the
proposal is awarded.

# <weight>
- Complexity: O(1)
- DbReads: `ProposalCount`, `origin account`
- DbWrites: `ProposalCount`, `Proposals`, `origin account`
# </weight>

- The person is asking for a grant for two tools they made.
- The tools help with selecting the best validators and tracking staking income.
- The person made the tools because they were having trouble with staking.
- The tools are easy to use and solve common problems.
- You can try the tools by clicking on the links provided.

#36 Polkadot/Kusama staking tools proposal

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