I set a financial goal for June, and that was to convert STEEM into USD in order to pay my rent. This was my first time attempting to convert cryptocurrency to fiat and it was not without fail. When trying to convert, I conveniently sent my 1387 of steem directly to @openledger which put me behind schedule. With the help of @mrwang I was able to recover those funds and proceed as planned. Now the great part is that I was able to pay me rent which was the ultimate goal, but the channels in which I went to cash out was very costly in time, crypto, and sanity. My rent is $1050 so I used a card that the bitcoin was converted on and swiped it to my Chase merchant Account (more fees) and waited 2 business days for it to clear. Then I transferred the money via ach (fees) to my landlord. There is still a remainder of cash which I haven't gotten yet but I see the glass half full.

I PAID RENT from blogging on steemit.

So yes, the road was a rough one but I learned something from this experience. I started searching steemit for similar stories and I saw that @ats-david bought a EOS 6D and PLANE TICKETS from blogging on steemit. Not only did his post reveal that we all have similar goals, but I also saw he has a different method for cashing out by using @Blocktrades and BitPay. My next goal is to get a BitPay card and convert enough crypto to go on a steemit adventure.