I like your plans A and B, as I've also made some delegations to help supplement the small number of upvotes I get per post, as well as picking up some tokens that drip both HIVE and other tokens.
I'm also going for the weekly powerup badges, at least until I earn the monthly hivebuzz badge. It all adds up over time. :)
i am eyeing Duo, wonder if it worth the effort, you need a minimum of 200.