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Posted by [Chuck Melton](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/cmelton) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/filemaker-community/how-to-budget-for-custom-app-maintenance) 2 Minute Read #### [How to Care for (and Feed) Your Custom Applications](https://blog.gomainspring.com/filemaker-community/how-to-care-for-and-feed-your-custom-applications) Congratulations! After lots of hard work, your innovative, new, custom application has been rolled out, and you’re finally achieving the return on investment (ROI) you envisioned when this fully... 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