I joined in August and bought Steem at $1, only to see it plummet to 0.10 for a long time. It started making gains and I posted all about it happening, and had the sense to keep a few liquid Steem. I powered up all the Steem I had been earning, and I turned a few dollars of Bitcoin into Steem power. Once I got up to 500
Steem power I started earning more rewards.