Slight Update! Nothing large and amazing, or even by me! 
I've gotten hit with Alt-itis, so I've been running around enjoying the game, so I havent' tweaked with the base much! But I did find something really nice by MrOsterman!
He put together a really nice post about how rent works! And since Rent is a section of your base you have to live with (please don't come here and post about how rent is teh evil, and blah, blah, blah, Hero Food Stamps. This is supposed to help people who are curious about bases) I figured it would fit in just right in here!
So without further typing, I give you....
MrOsterman's Rent Chart
Very handy! I hope it helps you understand how rent works atleast somewhat! It's a bit tough on those who aren't good at math, but it's a great post, and the visiuals aren't half bad either! (rawr!)
wow, great guide! answered many questions!
Hey, Lil_Miss... Slight change to rent.
You don't pay, they lock you out of the base. So you *can't* go for 3 mo. (for instance) without paying rent and still *get in.*
How do I know this?
Over on Freedom, my "SG" is me and one other person, both with alt-itis. Well, we have one room. No IoP. No power-anything. As I'm running my poor emp trying to get the Firebase defenses down for the Shivan Shard, I see a blue message pop up - "Your supergroup's rent is late. You can now not enter the base." Eh, wha?
Grab the shard, get the shivan, and hot-foot it to the portal... Yep. "You cannot enter. Rent is due."
So nice of them to tell us this ahead of time, hmmmm? Checked for an update in the patch notes - nothing. Checked the manual - "You can visit your base, but all equipment (including defenses) is shut down until Upkeep is paid." (Page 85.)
i'm annoyed enough that, even though it's a pittance, I'm not paying. Just pretending we don't have a base at all.
That's only for multiple non-payments. The first time you miss just don't pay, and you cuold hold off essentially forever. The second time you do it I believe that it locks you out.
Wonderful guide! Thanks a bunch! It answered quite a lot of my questions... now I'm eager to work on my base! If only I had a lot of prestige... dangit 
Above link for Rent Chart is broken. Anyone have this info somewhere? Thanks!
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Thanks for the help and thanks for posting in my forum
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No problem! I'm glad you got things worked out! You did get them worked out, right? ^.^
Well either way, I'm glad I could help you!