Because I wanted to figure out how to use git, and because I was entrenched, respectively. Now I have three choices:
- Keep paying Github forever to keep my repos private.
- Learn how to export an LFS repo.
- Announce that I'm open-sourcing the Frog Fractions series in order to save $9/month.
P.S. I learned nothing about git until I started using it on a project with 5+ programmers on it.