For anyone else curious about why the $ amount is in a lighter text colour :

Is there a convenient way to set this option yet ? I'd like to post more but don't wanna drain the pool, or reject payment on everything so being able to set a low cap would be nice :)
No, not on steemit.com, anyway.
While steemit.com fails to offer a
max-payout
UI option, here are a few workarounds:Nice answer - I'd never explored the scheduled post feature on streemian thanks for the heads up :)