I have been on Steemit for twenty days. In that time, I have met some amazing folks and learned a lot of new things! But today, I just had to say thanks, because today I am wearing a new tee shirt and paid my electric bill ...with Steem!
In less than twenty days I earned enough Steem Dollars to cash out and buy this tee (I love it, by the way) from 6 Dollar Shirts (who accepts Bitcoin directly, by the way!), and pay my overdue utility bill. For someone like me who lives less on a shoestring budget and more like a wing and a prayer, that is huge. Steemit is huge. It would take months for me to earn this much on YouTube (mooooooonths), and I didn't power down - I only exchanged the Steem Dollars. I want to build my Steem Power, so I can give other people money with my upvotes, too!
So, thank you! Thank you for your upvotes, thank you for your follows, and thank you for reading! :)