I know what you mean. I've also gotta jump through hoops to purchase STEEM (including paying those god awful fees), but with the hope that the turnaround in the STEEM price will offset all that. It'll be interesting to see how things pan out. Wish I had a crystal ball and could see exactly one year on from today. Something tells me the markets will be looking decidedly different, albeit in a really "good" way.
Fingers crossed. :)