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I had thought about powering up everything as I go for a while and had asked another friend's opinion about that in the last week. I knew steem was down before I came here and in no way looked at it as a cash benefit for now. I still thought I'd come build what I could in other ways in hopes it will go back to doing better later. Fortunately for me, I make enough from my job to meet my normal needs. Thank you for sharing what has worked for you.