Ha! I see that I got excited too soon, as now there's a return bug, whereby the image becomes ridiculously pixellated when using smart previews (which is the single most speed increase you can make). So I've had to turn it off again, and take a performance hit.
What Makes the Image Work >> free first lesson in a paid course, from pro photog David DuChemin - self contained and worth a look. Tips on shooting in the field, through to LR processing.
Initially I had 2 years from B&H Photos (USA) for $99/year before switching to Adobe UK monthly and then Amazon vouchers. Inbetween, I've paid for a total of 9 months at £8.97/month, and also used the "cancel to get 2 free months" trick.
This is what I've paid from Amazon -
£79.99 - 29 April 2016
£69.99 - 11 July 2017
£74.99 - 16 Nov 2018
£79.99 - 26 Dec 2019
£73.72 - 11 April 2020