Until this week, I had no idea how much money there is in games at steem. It turns out that some steemers are “investing” large sums of money into them.
In , some pay 800 steem at a time to upgrade buildings and add storage, and other things I do not know what they are. Apparently those people will kill all the rest of us when the battles get activated again. I am only in there earning tiny amounts of steem each day and do not plan to play. But soon I will not be able to enter the game at all because the big guys have bots that will attack as soon as I login in. Hmmm...
In , some people bet 100’s of steem at a time. I’m betting .25 steem a day in order to possibly get the magic dice vote. This is working and I have two large votes so far, so I cannot complain.
In , some people have paid big money for cards that did not hold their value and so they can only sell them at a loss, even if they can sell them at all.
This astounds me as I sit here scribble scrabbling away to earn enough money to survive on each month and barely make it with the help of many friends.
I stumbled on to a post about the monsters game where people are very upset because they bought cards thinking XXX and now it really means YYY. And on top of that, now that they bought the cards, they have to pay more if they want to enter tournaments to play with them.
These are adults, mind you. Playing games. The accountant in me shrivels up and dies.
I used to have a website giving people advice on retirement accounts back in the day. When I did budgets for people on that site, there was never once a line item for “games.” Maybe there would be now.
All of the games I mentioned tell you up front not to expect to make money or even break even. But as usual, hope springs eternal.
My son is blogging about his efforts to enjoy
as a free to play (f2p) game. Thank You God for giving him this idea. That last thing I need right now is to be buying virtual cards for a game that is not working out for most people already.
I hope my son has fun and I hope that the votes on his posts will pay off the 10 steem for the starter pack soon. After that, it will be gravy.
My post is for the #freewrite daily challenge by . Freewrite is a great way to post on steemit when you do not think you have the time, or talent, or anything to say. It’s a great way to start regular posting on steemit. I know you can do this too! Here is Marianne’s freewrite prompt post for today. Give it a try and surprise yourself.
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Minnow tips!
Here is my latest minnow tips post if you struggle here at steem. This post has all of the ideas above and lots more.
These tips can help you even if you are not new.
Monday Minnow Tips for Everyone from @fitinfun
Contents of the Above Post
What should I do EACH DAY on STEEM with low power?
What to do with your STEEM
Are you shooting blanks with your votes?
Should you use an autovoter?
Join qurator
Do not post to nowhere
Why bother to comment?
How and Why to use kryptonia
How to get Upvotes
For Twitter Users
How and Why to lease delegated sp
Curation Trails
Using Discord
Please Help Me Keep Helping at STEEM
Please follow my blogs:
is my son's blog, and I am so grateful he has returned.
We all post on Busy most days, where their upvote for us is based on the collective SP of our followers. We follow back, because we love you.
Put my blogs on your curation trail
This is the power of STEEM.
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Statistics say that only 5% of people with health resolutions for the New Year will still be on track after Super Bowl Sunday. Is your fitness equipment still out handy, and are you still on a "diet?"
I lost "Half My Size" eight years ago by using natural methods. I started on December 5th and did not give up. You can do it too!
This is Sharon . I am posting:
Please follow along or contact me directly if you would like some individual help with weight loss and health. Anyone can do this if I did.