@upv4life good idea to stop the power down, not sure where you were buying your SP from, but if it's BlockTrades then you should look at MinnowBooster as it's less than half the price. I was looking at 350 for 90 days / 12 weeks. BT = $40 SBD approx. and MB = $17 SBD approx. That's a huge difference!!! I don't think that renting SP is a good idea long term, however it can be helpful from time to time.
@upv4life I also invited you to the MinnowBooster whitelist so you can get better upvote amounts etc. Hope you enjoy the much better prices on delegation... I made the same mistake before too