thanks for the idea of "faucet-running"; i am new and any task/activity helps me learn about this sytem!
No problem! If there are ever any questions/problems that arise I'm pretty much always available (bar sleeping or being away from the house, :p).
Approximately how much do you earn per hour?
This is highly dependent upon the luck factor (when it comes to the lotteries), as well as how often I hit them (which depends on what all I have going on at the time). It's also a bit hard to tell for certain because about 1/3 of the sites use their own "storage." So this is really difficult to tell for sure. I honestly try not to think about it and just take whatever comes in -- I see BTC as being like a pie, that is finite -- so having even a small chunk extra means a bigger portion of whatever it becomes in the future. Some people feel that BTC will be worth thousands later on; if it is, even a bitmill becomes worth a lot. If it isn't, I feel like I haven't wasted too much time anyways since I'm not really going out of my way.
In essence, what you take away from it really depends on how you feel. Much like I know people who wouldn't pick up a $100 bill from the ground because it's worthless to them, whereas others will even pick up pennies.
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