I can't afford to play anything else other than what I was playing before, because my other cards aren't nearly of high enough lvl to compete. So, I'm thinking about just going as far as I can with what I have. Hopefully 4k+ again, or more.

I quit obsessing about it and spending any further money on the game at this point. The steem we are spending now on it is going to be worth a lot more, sooner or later. It doesn't matter when but unless that happens, I'm not spending anything on it. Maybe only as a temporary investment, to buy low and sell high if there is such opportunity.