If you a small miner, then instead of solo mining, you can try mining for luck on small pool like
https://btcdig.com/You can get a real chance win 1BTC bonus and get decent payments with zero fee.
This is the real Q isn't it.
For a 1Th/s miner (me) this would be 4% of the btcdig hashrate, however the payout to the pool comes but once every two months or longer (thereabouts after a quick look at their stats page). This compares to being <0.01% of slush, or even less of the bigger pools, but for a much much more regular pay day.
The bonus is a bonus and is pure luck, so not counting that really: might as well lotto mine

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