Welcome to the 9th weekly installment of my series on Steemit income and growth!
Income on Steemit is generated by "investment" (the more Steem you have, the more you earn) and by "work" (earning Steem by contributing content that adds value). Already having invested my savings in Steem, I'm now "working" by uploading unique valuable content to the blockchain. My goal is to increase my average weekly income to 15 Steem.
Calculating weekly income
Considering income from all accounts that I own, and that my wife owns, and accounts started as group projects with my funds (currently 
Week 1 - 0840 (+ ? ) Steem (+?%)
Week 2 - 0848 (+ 8 ) Steem (+0.95%)
Week 3 - 0862 (+14) Steem (+1.65%)
Week 4 - 0868 (+ 6 ) Steem (+0.70%)
Week 5 - 0876 (+ 8 ) Steem (+0.92%)
Week 6 - 0888 (+12) Steem (+1.37%)
Week 7 - 0914 (+26) Steem (+2.93%)
Week 8 - 0929 (+15) Steem (+1.64%)
Week 9 - 0936 (+ 7 ) Steem (+0.75%)
Average income = +12.0 Steem per week = +1.36% per week
It was a slow week with no huge payouts, seeing modest growth of 0.75%. Next week is expected to be quite a big one as we've had some large upvotes in the past few days. The average weekly growth is still well above 1.3% and is likely to increase next week!
Even at the current average rate, we're on track to reach our goal in just 3 months!
When I hit my goal, if Steem is $4, I'll be drawing $200 (50 Steem) per month as income. It isn't a lot in terms of money, but I'd be doing what I love, and though slowly, my account would continue to grow. That's what I'd call "Steemit rich".
Is anyone else calculating their growth here on Steemit? All you need to do is record your total Steem once a week, on the same day. After a few weeks you can start calculating your average, and you'll know roughly when you'll hit your goal (whatever that is). Let me know if you need help with the math!