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@prlndra I use this online tool - http://steem.supply/rewards

Just make sure you change the Steem price and also SBD to the actual price and it will show you your earining per post.

What is the best place to track the steem/SBD prices? Within the steem platform itself or an external exchange?

I use Coin Market Cap - https://coinmarketcap.com/

On the righthand side is a search box - Type Steem or SBD in there and it will give you the price.

Basically, 1/2 is paid in SBD. The other half is paid in enough Steem to equal the USD value. So, if you see that your post pays $2.00 in rewards, you get ONE SBD. and one dollar's worth of Steem.

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STEEM 0.22
TRX 0.20
JST 0.035
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SBD 3.15