I'm using my STEEM to lease delegated SP instead of powering up directly. This gives a bigger result for the amount I can spend. I think the bigger vote value is crucial to get respectability here.
I'm still lost on all the ins and outs of crypto and like you say - trying to keep the blinders on about the money. I have made enough in the past couple of weeks for 2 months of expenses here in Bangkok and this is a true miracle. If i look at the money, I get too excited. Better to just keep posting!