I got some money yesterday for a project I've been working on, and I decided to power-up the whole lot of it.
My Christmas Goal Has Been Hit
I have mentioned before that I had a goal to hit 10k HP by Christmas, and while I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do it, I thought it was a good goal to set, especially compared to how much my account has been growing over the last year.
Since January I've been posting every day, in an attempt to get my yearly badge for posting every day of the year. There are only 12 days to go, not including this post here, so I think I'll be hitting that goal too.
This year has been amazing, I have managed to stay active here on Hive, and with the posting I've noticed that my stake has risen so much more than I thought possible, and more so than that, I have increased my writing skills due to the sheer amount I've written this year.
Fiction is my main form of content, but I also do some Game, Film, and TV reviews/ first impressions/ scene breakdowns. I also write a bunch of lore/ worldbuilding on the world in which I write my stories. Occasionally I like to rant, complain, and talk about some stuff, and sometimes I like to share pictures of places I've been. I'm also partial to sharing a few tunes with the community, on a Tuesday. In general, I don't solely write one type of content and tend to spread myself around a bit. Which is good, because I'm never stuck for something to talk about.
Powering Up
I was thinking of waiting for HPUD, but I decided to just go for it now, rather than leaving the best part of 3,000 Hive sitting around doing nothing.
Hitting this goal I set is amazing, and knowing that I'm only 12 days from hitting a much larger goal has also filled me with so much confidence.
There's an amazing feeling when it comes to achieving goals, and especially long-term ones!
Before The Power-up
So, before this when I had about 6.5k usable HP, I was gaining about 40 Hive a month for curation. With this new amount though, I think I'll be getting about 60 - if not more - each month.
That's about 720 HP a year I'll be earning just from my curation + the APR that comes from it.
I could end up getting more than that, so I'll have to monitor it and see what HiveStats says by this time next month.
Regardless of how much I earn per month, I think it's great to be able to give back to everyone here. My upvote is now about 0.13 which is amazing, considering this time 2 years ago it was only 0.001 cent.
I'm absolutely over the moon with this increase, and I'm glad I decided to just do it now rather than wait for the 1st of January.
I might have earned some reward had I waited, but since I have nearly (71) rep score, I don't get anything for participating in HPUD. Although, regardless of that, I still enjoy joining in and powering some Hive up, mainly just for the community spirit of the day.
