$69/month is peanuts for anyone running something that hopes to make any amount of money. Developer and operational experience, uptime, etc. seem way more important. Just getting to skip dealing with all that nonsense and focus on whether your idea / startup has any value whatsoever seems far more important.
(Obviously if it's just like a hobby deal then run it on a cheap VPS).
I had the same experience. Once I figured it out though, it made for a really fun mechanic. Better I think than what I expected (that I could "enter" the tile from any direction).
Careful, with that attitude you might not have a wife for long.