I hope you are right - about the price firming, as I will cash out if they change the percentages...keepin enough here for helping one or two people I enjoy helping...but even that cannot last long once I am no longer earning.

I had a strange experience. I saw a post by someone with SP2.5. I was shocked to see she has been posting since early 2018, but she can only post once a month, when her energy has grown.

I immediately made a delegation, told her she has one month to strengthen herself and she promised to try hard.

She did, but then I saw her make a payment to someone of Steem 0.88. I checked that persons account and got angry. He is making over SP200 per week, obviously taking fellow-Venezuelans for a ride, as his blog page states he is able to grow investments.

I told off the person I am helping and she explained, the person does not invest the money for her, he accepts Steem and pays them in local money in Venezuela. She explained she needed the money for the family, for food.

It made me feel like crying - that a family can see $0.30 as 'helping' them to feed themselves.

I am now trying to think of a way that allows them to keep their dignity while I help with a few STeem per month. The poster is a child and I do not want her to change and learn that others should help.

Any ideas?

PS: She has kept her word and not drawn another cent - and her SP is about 30 now. I'll leave my delegation with her until she has over SP60, but her earnings mostly come from me buying votes for her.

One person must have worked out what I am doing, for they made one vote of over SP5 for her....a pity there are not more good 'whales'.