The #SaturdaySavers programme run with huge dedication and commitment by 
I'm going to miss the structure and discipline it gave me, it was a huge help growing my Hive account. So I'm going to carry on doing weekly updates.
I've decided to post them in the BusyBees Community. This is a community set up to support 
I'd encourage other Busy Bees to post updates in here, weekly or monthly - not compulsory, of course, but it gives you an excuse to make another post you can earn on, and giving yourself a fixed day to do the update each week is a fabulous way to both track your progress and create some structure around your activity.
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Here's a screenshot of last week's progress, which in this case was setting my goals for the year;
How Did I Set My Goals ?
After several years of participating in #SaturdaySavers, I've learned the hard way that it's easy to have too many goals and overcomplicate things. So I've taken it back to basics this year. The spreadsheet actually has a few hidden rows to monitor things outside Hive, so don't expect the numbers to magically add up !
So what am I tracking ?
Hive Power
I've set myself a relatively modest goal of 2500 HP growth this year. Last year's was far too optimistic, and I found it discouraging to realise the only way I'd be able to hit it was with just converting HBD. I've included allowing for a power up each HPUD, with the rest coming from a mix of author and curation rewards.
The start figure includes the HP I gained from my HPUD power up, so it'll probably take a week or two for the % of goal figure to settle down and show a realistic value.
HBD
The goal here is super-modest. It basically allows for just author rewards plus monthly interest. However, I've got quite a bit of liquid HIVE, and if the price recovers to a sufficient level then I might turn some of that back to HBD again. The price threshold is basically my risk appetite, but if the price of HIVE goes up, the risk of an HBD haircut goes down.
Reclaimed Investment
I'll be clear here. I do not intend to power down my HP. However, over the last few years I invested cash when I could afford it into Hive. I'd like to pull some of that out now, primarily as a risk-reduction measure.
The row for "Hive price to extract at 100%" is calculated as what I'd need to sell all my HIVE (but not HBD) at to recoup all my initial investment. I don't plan to do all that, at least not in a single year !
There are two things influencing this number. First, of course, is the actual price of HIVE at any point in time. Second is how much HIVE I can earn within the platform - if (hypothetically) I doubled the amount of HIVE I had through author and curation rewards, then the extraction price would half.
The real goal is to pull out some of my investment in small, gentle steps, in a way which doesn't harm the overall growth of my account.
Social Metrics
I'm allowing myself fairly restrained goals for what I think of as social metrics - posts, comments and reputation. Again, it'll take a week or two for these numbers to start making sense.
What I have done here is learned the lesson of last year; when I get busy in real life, if my goals are too high then things like posting start to feel like a chore, and Hive is supposed to be fun. I may track my progress quite obsessively, but it's still a place where my real focus is on creative writing and interacting with friends from all around the world.
VESTS
Yes, I know; VESTS are just a reflection of Hive Power. But I still like to track them separately. Right now, I should graduate froom Dolphin to Orca sometime around my 125th birthday 😁
So that's my setup for the year. I haven't included any Tribe tokens, because I've realised that the level of volatility and low value of holdings makes them something I shouldn't worry about too much.
I'd love to hear any feedback or questions, and hope to see a couple of Busy Bees (or other Hive friends - all are welcome) joining me in doing updates in this community ! I plan to update each Saturday or Sunday.