Wisdom wanted: configs

[Bearsjulia]

I'm new to mining. Pay 10 cents / kWh electric. What system configurations should I look for if I'm willing to invest 0.5 / 1 / 2 K? Hardware, software, mining pools, etc. What should I look for wallet-wise? [I know a lot of this has been covered in prior posts, but things change quickly and with the number of vendors that are going belly-up, asking again is smart.] What are critical errors I could make? Many thanks!

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[dropt]

The largest critical error you could make is buying HW instead of just buying BTC directly.

[Rabinovitch]

Maybe she just wahts to have a mining fun?  And warm up her house. )

[medUSA]

You may make a small amount of money on mining if you are lucky, but most likely never break-even. The small profit do not justify the risk. If you just want to have a bit of fun and learn about mining, get the cheapest one you can find secondhand.

[Blazed]

Agreed smartest move is buy and HODL...buying anything retail will never get you a positive ROI.