diff --git a/app/portal/page.tsx b/app/portal/page.tsx
index 849f2d85..5a80b0c1 100644
--- a/app/portal/page.tsx
+++ b/app/portal/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { motion } from "framer-motion";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import {
     ArrowRight,
@@ -14,25 +13,19 @@ import {
     Video,
     Sparkles,
 } from "lucide-react";
+
+// If you have shadcn/ui Card/Button/Badge already, keep these.
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
-import { Progress } from "@/components/ui/progress";
-import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
 
 /**
- * App Dashboard: Support CTA
- * -------------------------------------------------
- * This page is the first thing signed‑in users see. It makes a heartfelt,
- * transparent pitch for community funding to keep Laser Everything + MakeArmy
- * free and ad‑independent.
- *
- * Quick wiring:
- *  - If you have live funding data, replace the GOAL and CURRENT below or
- *    fetch dynamically in a useEffect.
+ * App Dashboard: Support CTA (simplified hero, no progress meter)
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ * - Strips gradient background and complex card in the hero.
+ * - Removes goal/progress UI entirely.
+ * - Keeps the rest of the page (support cards, philosophy, free ways) intact.
  */
-const GOAL = 5000; // monthly goal in USD (adjust as needed)
-const CURRENT = 0; // replace with live value if available
 
 const perks = [
     { icon: <ShieldCheck className="h-5 w-5" />, text: "No ads. No sponsors. No affiliates." },
@@ -86,50 +79,21 @@ const adVsCommunity = {
 };
 
 export default function Page() {
-    const pct = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Math.round((CURRENT / GOAL) * 100)));
-
     return (
         <div className="min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)] w-full">
-        {/* Hero */}
-        <section className="relative isolate overflow-hidden">
-        <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-slate-900 via-slate-800 to-slate-900" />
-        <div className="relative mx-auto max-w-6xl px-6 py-16 sm:py-20">
-        <motion.div
-        initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 12 }}
-        animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-        transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
-        className="text-center"
-        >
-        <Badge variant="secondary" className="mb-4">
-        Community‑Funded • Ad‑Free • Open Resources
-        </Badge>
-        <h1 className="text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-tight text-white sm:text-5xl">
-        Keep Laser Everything & MakeArmy <span className="text-teal-300">free</span> for everyone
+        {/* Hero (clean + minimal to match site) */}
+        <section className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl px-6 py-14 sm:py-16">
+        <div className="text-center">
+        <Badge variant="secondary" className="mb-4">Community‑Funded • Ad‑Free • Open Resources</Badge>
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-extrabold tracking-tight sm:text-4xl">
+        Keep Laser Everything & MakeArmy free for everyone
         </h1>
-        <p className="mx-auto mt-4 max-w-3xl text-balance text-base text-slate-200 sm:text-lg">
+        <p className="mx-auto mt-3 max-w-3xl text-balance text-sm text-muted-foreground sm:text-base">
         The videos, tools, and docs you use today exist because previous supporters paid it forward.
-        If we hit our monthly goal together, we can stay independent—no ads, no sponsors, no affiliate strings.
+        We want to stay independent—no ads, no sponsors, no affiliate strings—and that only works if we fund it together.
         </p>
 
-        {/* Progress */}
-        <div className="mx-auto mt-8 max-w-xl rounded-2xl bg-white/5 p-6 shadow-lg ring-1 ring-white/10 backdrop-blur">
-        <div className="flex items-end justify-between">
-        <div>
-        <p className="text-sm text-slate-300">This month’s goal</p>
-        <p className="text-2xl font-semibold text-white">${GOAL.toLocaleString()}</p>
-        </div>
-        <div className="text-right">
-        <p className="text-sm text-slate-300">Funded</p>
-        <p className="text-2xl font-semibold text-teal-300">{pct}%</p>
-        </div>
-        </div>
-        <Progress value={pct} className="mt-3 h-3" />
-        <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-slate-300">
-        Live totals coming soon. Your support directly underwrites hosting, development, and production.
-        </p>
-        </div>
-
-        {/* Quick CTA */}
+        {/* Slim CTA row */}
         <div className="mt-6 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-3">
         <Button asChild size="lg" className="rounded-2xl">
         <Link href="https://masters.lasereverything.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
@@ -141,35 +105,28 @@ export default function Page() {
         Back on Patreon
         </Link>
         </Button>
-        <Button asChild variant="outline" size="lg" className="rounded-2xl border-white/30 text-white hover:bg-white/10">
+        <Button asChild variant="outline" size="lg" className="rounded-2xl">
         <Link href="https://ko-fi.com/lasereverything" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
         Tip on Ko‑Fi
         </Link>
         </Button>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Trust perks */}
-        <ul className="mx-auto mt-6 grid max-w-2xl grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+        {/* Trust perks (subtle, inline to keep rhythm) */}
+        <ul className="mx-auto mt-5 grid max-w-2xl grid-cols-1 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3">
         {perks.map((p, i) => (
-            <li key={i} className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-slate-200">
+            <li key={i} className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground">
             {p.icon}
             <span className="text-sm">{p.text}</span>
             </li>
         ))}
         </ul>
-        </motion.div>
         </div>
         </section>
 
         {/* Support Options */}
-        <section className="mx-auto -mt-8 max-w-6xl px-6 pb-12">
-        <motion.div
-        initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 12 }}
-        whileInView={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-        viewport={{ once: true }}
-        transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
-        className="rounded-3xl border bg-card p-6 shadow-sm sm:p-8"
-        >
+        <section className="mx-auto -mt-2 max-w-6xl px-6 pb-12">
+        <div className="rounded-3xl border bg-card p-6 shadow-sm sm:p-8">
         <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl text-center">
         <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight sm:text-3xl">How you can help—pick what fits</h2>
         <p className="mt-2 text-muted-foreground">
@@ -253,6 +210,9 @@ export default function Page() {
         </div>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Divider */}
+        <div className="my-10 h-px w-full bg-border" />
+
         {/* Other ways */}
         <div className="mt-10">
         <h3 className="text-center text-xl font-semibold">No budget? No problem—here’s how to help for free</h3>
@@ -272,16 +232,14 @@ export default function Page() {
         </div>
         </div>
 
-        <Separator className="my-10" />
-
         {/* Closing statement */}
-        <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl text-center">
+        <div className="mx-auto mt-10 max-w-3xl text-center">
         <p className="text-balance text-sm text-muted-foreground">
         Laser Everything exists because makers before you chose to keep the ladder down. If we each do a small part—
         <span className="font-medium text-foreground"> we never need a paywall</span>.
         </p>
         </div>
-        </motion.div>
+        </div>
         </section>
         </div>
     );