Good luck with your endeavors, hope it works out for you!

While I understand that some people like to justify power downs to their followers in the interest of transparency, I don't think you should necessarily feel like you have to do that. There's no shame in powering down. If nobody powered down, nobody would ever actually realize any profits from the platform! It's all just numbers on a web page until then. So I view powering down as a natural part of using the platform, and not something that should be discouraged in any way. If you need the money for living expenses or whatnot, then by all means go for it and don't feel guilty!