These are all good reasons to power up @paulag. Usually, the only reason I hold liquidity is to pay for my @dustsweeper subscription, and to occasionally have money on hand to buy prizes when I have drawings... and that usually goes into SteemBasicIncome, which ultimately helps others grow, in the long run.
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I hold liquid to pay for stuff too, such as my sql subscription and prizes, also helping others grow and like you :-) its awesome what you are doing, keep doing it.