Rookie mistake, posting so others dodge it: I moved coins during peak network congestion and the fees took a real bite out of a modest deposit. Check the network conditions before you hit send, folks.
network fees ate my lunch — rookie mistake
Been there, got the t-shirt. These days I just use whatever's cheap and fast that day instead of being loyal to one coin.
Coin loyalty is for sports teams, lesson learned. My allegiance is now to whichever network is having a quiet Tuesday.