I'm glad you broke even on 10 dollars and all, but what if I told you that the 10 dollars of value you see today is like 1000 dollars 3 years from now and if you would've kept mining you couldve made .013 btc instead....or if you mined alts you couldve made .25 BTC which is already 150% more.
I elected to stop as BTCGuild charges a fee for any payout less the 0.01(as do most pools.)
The next generation of ASICs will likely ship soon, this will make the time needed to earn another 0.01 incredibly long.
I never cashed out, nor do I have any intention on cashing any of my
BTC out.
I will consider cashing out if, I have a dire financial need(unlikely), or I am near death from old age and need funeral money(2064-2084?).
EDIT: It is unlikely I will need
BTC for funeral expenses either, death is a inevitable expense. As someone who lives within his means I will have all money for my funeral set aside prior to death. I will probably just put all my bitcoins into a physical coin and either hide it like treasure or give it to descendants(if I have any.)
I still have the ASIC in question, Please tell me which of these altcurrencies I can get such good payout with my ASIC?