Hi dzypher, welcome back to the Bitcointalk community and sorry about the hard times you went through. We all have those battles we fight every day, but some battles are tougher than others. It's nice to know that you won the battle.
I am just curious on what altcoins you did mine at that time and are you still mining them?
I put a few dollars into Ethereum and invested in mining rigs specifically for Ethereum until its eth2.0 upgrade. Later, I shifted my focus to mining low-market-cap altcoins, anticipating their future value appreciation.
I've set up one validator node, running it on eth2.0 to generate passive income. Additionally, I invested in newly launched NFT projects like Axie Infinity (play-to-earn), Pegaxy (play-to-earn), Azuki (profile picture NFT), and Illuvium (play-to-earn, AAA).
It's important to note that I'm not advocating for investment in the mentioned projects. I'm not a financial advisor; I encourage you to do your own research, mate.