Out of Space, Time to Upgrade?

I figured out my problem with the pictures... I've apparently filled up the scrapbook that comes with my free account.  I considered deleting my entire scrapbook, but the little message that popped up said that the pictures would be removed from the blogs they were linked to and I've got YEARS of pictures up.

Paying for an account isn't expensive.   I've been on LJ for years and have never bothered to purchase any upgrades.  I feel like this is maybe a no-brainer.  Like, karmically, it's the thing to do.

But my question to people out there is: is it safe?  Also, given LJ's rep (on the decline), is it worth it?

I mean, for me, this is still a great venue. I love being able to post con pictures and pictures of our various vacations.  I don't usually get a ton of comments here, but when I talk to people it seems like a lot of people check in here still.  I suppose I could migrate to another format like WordPress or Blogspot, but that would be ironic given that my friend offcntr just joined.

Thoughts?