This time of year can be tough even when there aren't pressing financial issues. My observation is you have give a lot of time to Steemit. It's unfortunate the earnings aren't there.
I've spent more time freelancing lately, so I too haven't spent much time on Steemit.
Ty! That's so true that November/ December are commonly rough in general. You can definitely say I've cracked out steemit for a while. While the earnings haven't been enough to pay bills, I've still been happy with what I've done, produced, helped others. I've still enjoyed it, especially having written nothing for over a decade. Been nice to get the writing bug, even first time with fiction. Had great takeaways.
I've thought about trying to freelance on top of here, even if just side money. Where have you free lanced? If you don't mind me asking, I've only done a little research so far. Figure it takes a while to ramp up on exposure / getting jobs
I use the fiverr.com platform. The site takes 20 percent. I make only $4 on small jobs and a few hundred on big jobs--but I put in a lot of hours for the money.