Thank you, @nonsowrites. I hope as much success as possible for you my friend!
I have nothing against people withdrawing/powering down, especially if they need it for real life things. It would be a dream for me if I could actually live from residual Steem income. I haven't sat down yet to figure out the math on how much SP I would need to make some decent money with curation alone. I only make a couple of bucks a day right now.
Sadly I make more curating than I do writing articles. I know that I am not the most compelling writer so it doesn't really bother me that much. I realize that in order to make a living without becoming a super popular author would be to buy way more SP than I can see myself affording in the near future.