I think the life lesson here is don't keep everything in power up mode lol. I had a significant amount of Ripple for years - and sold half over the summer when I was certain it couldn't go any higher (kicking myself so hard today...). That said, with its huge run up - I can sell a few thousand I think to get holiday money.

I NEED to pay more attention to Steem values going forward though. Great idea - trading what you earn on here to diversify.