I agree, even though (as you may know) I've been also one of those people with the only income stream coming from Steem for a few years. But I've found a few other ways to keep some money coming in on a regular basis (although I don't enjoy it as much as with writing!) and this has resulted in the fact that I have not cashed out since 1,5 month I think.
I plan on keeping it this way, and try to let the Steem either in the platform (staked or liquid).. or use it to buy Splinterlands packs/cards instead. The pressure of having an x amount worth of earnings to cash out monthly is not a great feeling, and in my case it was not even that big amount (only 50 euro for a debt payment) but I prefer on doing it with Euro not cashing out my hard earned Steem :)
But on the other hand, I also don't regret that I've sold my earnings before, as I'm super happy that so many things have been made possible by writing on this platform. At least I had the option to solve things with my earnings here, where others may have a huge problem in my situation.
I have to admit that I never use it as a sales pitch to onboard people anymore though, I love the platform, and I believe in the platform, but I also don't want to attract people that may be here only for a quick buck. We need people with a bigger vision than that..
Hope all is well btw! :)