One of the great great things about Hive is that you literally can start with nothing and invest nothing and build your way up. Admittedly, if I were to do it again I probably would to speed things up but was so obsessed with the idea of crypto being a scam that I couldn't. I would now though.
Congrats man!
Ya it's how I first happened upon Give, the thought of posting and getting paid for it nearly sounded too good to be true.
I was the same years ago believing Bitcoin initially to be a massive pyramid scheme. Oh well, hindsight is 20 20.
I thought the same about Bitcoin, I never dreamed I would actually own any. I dont even think I had heard of altcoins when I discovered Steemit!