A: Never kick yourself for charity or taxes. They were the right things to do.

B: Many people getting huge rewards for lame posts are often buying upvotes on an exchange where it'll show up as a vote from a whale, but it's actually a purchased vote. You can see the proof in the posters' wallets.

C: "Desperate times call for desperate measures." - Consider going on a commenting/meet new Steemians/networking barrage to attract fresh followers in return.

D: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." DTube and DLive give out excellent upvotes, and with the quality of your videos, you'll certainly get some. This could be a game changer for you. Stream your video games there. Perhaps even recycle some old video content that went under the radar and post through these platforms to get a spike.

E: Positive attitude is essential. If you need Steemit/SBD, you need to continue to have faith and work with it. The math is alarming at the moment, but you're talented and have the ability to generate endless content across many realms (pun intended).

F: Start posting punchline jokes in the #punchline and #funny tags. @punchline and @trafalgar are always upvoting those who support them and make daily jokes. You have the sense of humor (super dry and lewd - perfect).

G: Get involved in @comedyopenmic and enter twice a week in their contests. The COM account has 41K SP and votes good stuff well. Some whales are also supporting it with solid votes. Merge DTube/DLive and your humor, and you'll have a big boost.

H: Don't panic. Work on a backup plan to supplement. Network. It's all about who you know. Reach out to friends to see if they can help you make some connections to take some of the pressure off.

I. Thrift store resale on eBay and Amazon. I quit my job 3 years ago and make most of my regular income off of resale of thrift store and upcycling finds.

J: Use your flame thrower.

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