I understand that this isn't a Get-rich-quick strategy, and that's isn't what I'm expecting.  The reason I'm looking into it is that I already have a PC and I may as well let it mine when I'm not doing anything with it.  If I could expect a GPU to pay for itself in under six months, I might consider buying a new GPU, but right now, that doesn't seem like a wise financial decision.

Could you point me in the direction of some coin-related Discord channels?  

BTW, I've read the faq for this group.  I did that before I made this post.

I understand that most people join mining pools (which is how I found this forum) but I'm unsure if you are suggesting that I join such a pool for bytecoin or not.  Also, do you have or how would I find a five year history of bytecoin, or any coin for that matter?

Could you list three or four more coins similar to bytecoin?

Thank you for your help.