What did a good day of mining used to look like, for you?

I just started mining as a hobby, roughly a month ago. I have a six card rig that mines $3-$4 per day, total not profit, and I get pretty excited if numbers go above $4. I am told that earlier days were insane in comparison so I wanted to ask about others experiences because I enjoy hearing stories.

Also, do you think GPU mining will ever bounce back or continue on a steady decline? There are multiple events approaching that could sway the numbers either way, such as proposed changes with Ethereum, the stag surpassing 4GB, or bitcoin halving. I know bitcoin has no connection to GPU mining, that is more of a correlation due to the effect it may have on the market.