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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When does keeping money safe start to feel like a trap, and when does chasing more start to feel like greed?”
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Learn about Bitcoin. Your future self will very likely be grateful you did.
I think understanding Bitcoin is in everyone’s best interest. Although everyone’s heard about Bitcoin at this point, I think it’s still mostly misunderstood (and misrepresented).... yes, this is another way of answering @nat’s question about portals to connection. When you’re in too much debt, there’s not much connection, and there will eventually be a reckoning which usually means even... It's the littlest thing . .
So this happened. . . How would you relate? I recently purchased new kitchen appliances (yay me!). They were delivered today. Prior to their arrival, I had been sitting with a range of emotional states (from joy to fear to contentment, etc.) and body sensation that kept me... - Shera JoyCry...
How i would approach the inquiry is - is there a way to cover the ding, like some art or magnets? If it’s not coverable with something that brings joy… then… consider $150 and break it into days. Like how many years will you have it most likely?... - renee...
Navigating Buying or Walking
For those of you who are good at saving your money. 💰 What inspires you to not buy? Say you’re in a store or online and you see something cool. What do you do? What are your criteria for buying or walking away?... Americans Face Growing Pressure to Use Credit Cards and Sell Personal Items for Basic Groceries as Short-Term Borrowing Slows
Many households now put everyday food purchases on credit cards because regular pay does not cover rising costs. Grocery prices climbed in recent years while wage growth lagged for large parts of the workforce. This forces choices that add extra costs later through interest.... - xander...
When I’m shopping, whether I’d enjoy having something doesn’t really factor into whether I buy it, my thinking tends to be more pragmatic and I often delay (often unnecessarily) making the purchase.... - sass...
Suuuper enjoyed researching my ethical super fund options here a few years ago & discovering that the ethical funds were performing better pretty consistently! Yayyy mo money, right?... The typical American worker has $955 saved for retirement. But why?
God bless the US Census Bureau, and a think tank called The National Institute on Retirement, and CBS news. Through their combined efforts we have learned that the average American has only $955 saved for retirement.... Belief Fear and Profit Drive Everyday Costs
Weigh the meat. Read the fine print on subscriptions and cancel before the next cycle. Government agencies will not fix the problem. The difference between a fair price and an inflated one sits in the details that most people never examine.... - Lane...
The question is intended to help us see things differently and play with each other in idea and conversation, not judge anyone or put people in camps; to generate discussion, about dreaming what we can do with abundance, seeing what we can already do without that much (most of my... - DonSylvester...
SEARCHING FOR LOST MONEY: I am an old accountant and remember when all of the states passed unclaimed property laws (lost checks) back in the 1980s and 1990s.... - 12Kattbox...
- yurio...
I have that too. It lives in me like.. .. fear of not having enough resources - fear for my safety .. fear of taking up space (which is also scarcity mindset like above) ..... - xander...
Frugality as a trauma response
It occurred to me the other day that my tendency of being circumspect in spending money, choosing cheaper items than I actually want, stems from some wounding around money, and that this frame is very inconsistent and can shift wildly depending on what kind of item I’m... Freezing eggs is really expensive.
I’m 34, about six months away from the age that fertility specialists claim that egg quality starts to decline. So, I’m looking into freezing my eggs. Some women enter adulthood knowing they want to be moms....