The difficulty to begin with was already too high. Bitcoin was on a steady decline over the months and it hit rock bottom a week ago. I stopped mining a bit ago, but I don't blame anyone for stopping now while they're ahead. Saving the Bitcoin while paying for the mining, which I have seen some do, is a horrible idea. The charges will keep racking up while the BTC never rises up in price. For me, it was nice while it lasted, I'm sure it was for you too.


It was minimum. Nothing too notable or to make a difference in OP's case.