I can very well remember what my first withdrawal on hive feels like; it wasn't that big of an amount, though. When I first began on #hive, my earnings were nothing to write home about; at a point I stopped. It was after a year plus or two later that I came back. Even still, the payouts were still small. I can't help but think if it is actually worth it, because I'd feel when will it all add up to be something tangible.

But then, I kept on writing, engaging with others, making good friends, and learning. And with time, those little rewards began to add up; it wasn't that much, but each time I checked my wallet, I would notice a little change; it wasn't big, but it is changing. And that gave me the motivation to keep going, because I knew someday, it would look like it.
So at a time, I was forced to make my first withdrawal even though what I have in my wallet is still small. My phone had become faulty, and as of then, hive has become home for me; I can't afford to be out of here even for a day. Also, my phone happens to be the only tool I use to access my account and post, commenting and all of that. I have no other option than to withdraw and repair it. I would have loved to buy a new one, but I didn't have enough to do that.
After repairing my phone, I still have some cash left from my withdrawal, so I got a few new wearables for myself. It looked simple, though, but it means so much to me. I remember buying a plate of food along the way while I was returning home that day. A plate of item 7, I gast eat something good as well; I worked for it, so why not? I was actually glad my consistency, efforts, and creativity produced something good.
And even though I'm still having a little bit of on and off in my earnings, here I am still going and remaining consistent
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This is the reason why I'm here on HIVE. To support content creators through up-voting using 2nd layer tokens on their excellent posts. Mostly 2 communities - c/cycling with #sports tag and Foodies Beehive with #foodie tag. This covers 30% of my daily upvotes, the rest I find by browsing other tags/topics like #neoxian, #creativecoin, #alive etc; and randomly reading posts that interest me, like this one.
There are others like myself who's only reward, is to see content creators profit and enjoy the benefits of their work. Hive is under-rated as a social media platform imho.
Wow....
So interesting.
It's good to see how you're supporting creators with upvotes.
Thanks for all you do.