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The value of STEEM is dropping! Steemians are going MIA! What’s a Pepper to do?

Sometimes, roller-coaster rides are not all fun and games.

Sometimes, they can be scary.

Sometimes, Fabio gets hit in the face with a bird!

Anyway, the great new notification system let me know that @adamt mentioned me in a post recently. Apparently, @adamt is getting a little antsy over the price of STEEM and the future of steemit. He even wondered if it may cause steemians like @deanliu, @gringalicious, and @papa-pepper to stop posting and disappear into digital darkness.

Honestly, the thought hadn’t really occurred to me (yet) as a valid option… but is it?

Lately, STEEM has been doing a little bit of that whole decreasing in value thing, hasn’t it? What then am I doing here, and what’s the plan for the future as far as @papa-pepper is concerned?

Honestly, my plan is still the same. I work hard all day long at my job, and then make sure to post, upvote, and comment a bit here on steemit every day too. I’ve got money in hand to purchase about eight acres, and should be doing so soon, and then I’ll need money to build a house.

I haven’t worked out the details yet, but I plan on building it myself with some friends in the construction trade. Overall, I’m trying to save about $25,000 to build with. I’ve got some opportunities when it comes to jobs that I can do, and I’m hard at work on that too.

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When it comes to steemit though, my full account value hovers between the $3000 - $4000 range these days. I’ve got just over 30,000 STEEM between the liquid STEEM and the Steem Power. If STEEM crept back up to about $1 USD, I’d be tempted to say, “I have reached my goal,” and begin to power down and cash out, so that I could build my home.

As the end of my posts state, “The long-term purpose of this account is to help provide the necessary funds to live a self-sufficient lifestyle at home with my family.” If I can cash out my current STEEM and build a house with it that would be great. I know that despite the current state of the value of STEEM, the potential is still huge! Therefore, I have not cashed out any of my STEEM yet, and I have no desire to power down.

Honestly, I came to steemit to try to earn some money, and I certainly have. There has always been some money to make here, and there still is, it’s just not always that easy to get your hands on. My time interacting with all of you has lead me to draw some conclusions though.

If STEEM becomes worth nothing (at least temporarily), I think I would keep making posts.
If STEEM becomes worth enough for me to cash out and build a home for my family, I think that would create a lot of great content for some excellent posts, so I’d keep making posts.
STEEM does not hold the sole value of this platform and community, all of you add incredible value
Steemit is still very young, still developing, and anything is possible.

I’ve heard that even more improvements are in the works. When we combine that with the end of the first round of power-downs nearing, things could turn around in the near future. Personally, when I see whales powering down, it just makes more room for us. As certain votes become worth less, those of us holding onto our SP have the potential to increase our influence, especially if the value of STEEM rises again.

So, for those of you like @adamt who may have concerns, I’ll say that my plan is to continue being @papa-pepper on steemit, regardless of what the future holds. If you have grown to enjoy my posts and interactions here, then I’ll continue to do what I do.

Hopefully, steemit will continue to help me build not only a home but also to make a future for my family, but only time will tell. I’ll see you later!