Upkeep money is taken from the village funds every 8 real-life minutes. If the upkeep fund is depleted, the settlement is disbanded automatically. A large upkeep fund reduces decay on buildings and [[fence]]s in the settlement. If the fund has more than a month of upkeep, there is no decay at all. Upkeep can be paid at the token under Settlement > Info or Settlement > Manage guards, or from the Settlement deed paper under Village > Manage guards. Anyone can donate money to the upkeep fund at the token, even non-citizens.
'''There is a minimum 1 silver cost per month for upkeep. For purposes of upkeep, a month is 30 days. A deed of 21x21 would fit this limit, though different configurations of this amount of tiles will work as well'''
=== Upkeep used for expansion costs ===